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2. First Half of the 20th Century (1900-1949)
By Sarah Barnes, Parris Pintagro, & Lisa Schumacher

3. What was going on? Time line:
Invention of automobile, phonograph, & assembly line
World War I
Roaring 20s!
The Red Scare
“Black Tuesday” and the Great Depression
1939 – World War II
1940s marked the beginning of the Cold War

4. Well known pieces of the time…
1900 – The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
1902 – The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
1908 – Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery
1910 – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnet
1926 – Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
1932 – Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
1934 – Mary Poppins by Pamela Trazers
1941 – Curious George by H.A. Rey

5. Important Happenings:
1915: American Library Association established School Library division
1919: Children’s Book Week established
1922: Newberry Award
1929: Junior Literary Guild established
1938: Caldecott Award
1945: Children’s Book Council established
More literature geared specifically toward children
Children’s public libraries came about
Improved technology led to better, more vivid illustrations

6. Genres Contemporary Realistic Fiction Non Fiction
Intended to be enjoyable literature but, took on more serious topics
Example:
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery – 1908
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Non Fiction
Children were naturally curious & accept information in a straightforward manner
Chicken World by E. Boyd Smith – 1910
The Seashore Book by E. Boyd Smith – 1912
The Railroad book by E. Boyd Smith – 1913
The Story Book of Things We Use by Maud & Miska Petersham – 1933
Stars for Sam by W. Maxwell Reed

7. Fantasy Example: Picture Storybooks Historical Fiction
Many works were filled with talking animals or described fun filled adventures
Example:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum – 1900
Just so Stories by Rudyard Kipling – 1902
The Wind & the Willows by Kenneth Grahame – 1908
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne – 1926
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkin – 1937
Historical Fiction
Served to inform children about history
Abigail Adams of Her Times by Laura Richards
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder – 1932
Picture Storybooks
Better technology allowed for more lively/vivid illustrations
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter – 1902
Curious George by H.A. Rey – 1941
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág – 1928

8. Poetry written for children
Folktales
Children gained access to folktales from all around the world
Example:
Tales from Arabian Nights edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin – 1909
East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon retold by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen – 1912
Perez and Martina by Pura Belpré – 1932
The Tiger and the Rabbit by Pura Belpré – 1946
Poetry
Poetry written for children
Songs of Childhood by Walter de la Mare – 1902
Johnny Appleseed & Other Poems by Vachel Linsay – 1928
Poems for Youth by Emily Dickenson – 1934

9. Themes Multiculturalism Optimism Reality Personification
Tobe by Stella Gentry Sharpe – 1939
Sad -Faced Boy by Arna Bontemps
Optimism
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter – 1913
Reality
Araminta by Eva Knox Evans – 1935
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – 1910
Personification
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper – 1929
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

10. Review Name specific authors from this time period.
What two awards were established during this time period?
What was the first American picture storybook?
What was the first American fantasy book?