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Courtesy Books Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...of Miss Manners , Gelett Burgess 's Goops series, or talk radio shows. Regardless of their format, all courtesy texts and conduct books aim to persuade children to behave in ways that uphold a particular system of values. The values promoted are culturally and historically specific, as well as inflected according to the gender of the intended reader, but the genre of courtesy books displays distinct characteristics. First, courtesy books are often presented in the voice of a trusted older person (parent, teacher, or religious figure) who gives sage...
books of courtesy Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2 ed.)
...many books of courtesy that appeared during the first half of the 17th cent. were Youths Behaviour, or Decencie in Conversation ( c. 1641 ), translated from the French by an eight-year-old boy, Francis Hawkins, and printed at his father’s request, and Cacoethes’ Leaden Legacy: or His Schoole of ill manners ( 1624 ), in which the reader was expected to follow the contrary practices to those recommended; e.g. ‘It is good manners so soone as you are up, | To have your head in the Cupboord, and your nose in the cup.’ After the 17th cent., courtesy-books often...
Goops Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...book has remained nearly continuously in print since its publication, and Goops were the subject of nine more books by Burgess between 1903 and 1951 , including The Goop Song Book ( 1941 ). Goops . Illustration by Gelett Burgess from The Goop Directory of Juvenile Offenders (New York: Frederick A. Stokes, c. 1913). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library See also Cautionary Verse ; Courtesy Books ; and Hoffmann, Heinrich . Amanda...
CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2 ed.)
...CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope Fourth Earl of ( 1694–1773 ) Author of the celebrated Letters to his natural son and godson, giving advice on matters that a young man should understand much in the tradition of books of courtesy . The letters were not intended for publication, but they were printed after Chesterfield’s death, in 1774 . In the same year Francis Newbery issued a condensed version designed to be put into the hands of children, under the title Lord Chesterfield’s Maxims . This was reprinted a number of times, and other abbreviated...
Joslin, Sesyle Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...or Staying at Home ( 1966 ) and a similar title There Is a Dragon in My Bed ( 1961 ), which teaches phrases in French. Joslin also wrote several mystery and adventures stories for older children and a novel for adults, The Piper's Song ( 1986 ). See also Books of Instruction ; Courtesy Books ; Translation ; and biographies of figures mentioned in this article. Linnea...
Miniature Books Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...c. 1800). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library More often, miniature books are too small to be really useful. They arouse admiration of the skill of their makers and often an amused sense of incongruity, especially when a title suggests grandeur. Tiny books usually have “cuteness,” evoking tender protectiveness for something so small. Miniature books are precious and not intentionally thrown away—though easily lost. Those miniature books for children that have survived are often sturdy, like the “thumb Bibles”...
Books of Instruction Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...were “courtesy” books, that is, books of manners for young boys destined for service at court. As many of these texts were written before the invention of the printing press, they exist in manuscript form and include Stan puer ad mensam (The Boy Standing at Table), for example, and The Book of Demeanor . Both, along with other medieval courtesy books, were collected by the Victorian scholar Frederick Furnivall into The Babees Book ( 1868 ). The courtesy books of the 14th and 15th centuries gave way to the more formal books of manners, called...
Emberley, Ed Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...of changing his illustration techniques with each of his books. Additionally, his children Michael and Rebecca have followed in his footsteps as illustrators of books for children. Emberley's Letter J . From Ed Emberley's ABC (London: J. M. Dent, 1978). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library See also ABC Books and Alphabet Books ; Book Design ; Counting Books ; How-To Books ; and biographies of figures mentioned in this article. Rebecca Hogue Wojahn Allman , Barbara , and Marsha Elyn Jurca . ...
Tuck, Raphael Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...compilations. Many of the publisher's books were issued in a series aggregated with the familiar “Father Tuck” as part of the series name, such as in the Father Tuck's “Little Pets” series. While Raphael Tuck and Sons continued to publish books until the 1950s, their complete publishing record may never be known since their offices were destroyed in a World War II bombing. Raphael Tuck . Front cover of ABC of Dolls from Father Tuck's Holiday series (New York, London, and Paris: Raphael Tuck, c. 1900) Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library,...
Copy-Books Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Books . Copy-books are books of instruction consisting of engraved plates for teaching writing. Until the mid- 1700s, writing was a skill acquired primarily by boys who were already readers and who were intended for professions requiring full literacy: the Church, law, and commerce. Copy-book . Illustration from Fables and Other Short Poems (London: Tho. Cobb, 1731), leaf 30. Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library Children learned penmanship from a writing master, either as private pupils or as students in a...
Lepman, Jella Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Lepman , who died in 1922 , shortly after the second of her two children was born. Her memoir, Die Kinderbuchbrücke (translated as A Bridge of Children's Books in 1969 and reprinted in 2002 ), provides a lively account of the roadblocks she encountered in postwar Europe and the inventive and determined ways in which she overcame them. Jella Lepman . Photograph by Inge Loeffler. Courtesy of International Youth Library, Munich Betsy...
Bruna, Dick Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Dick ( 1927 –), Dutch artist, world famous for his picture books. Without any professional education, Bruna started as a graphic designer when he was twenty years old. Since then he has made more than two thousand book covers for the publishing company owned by his family. Dick Bruna . The letter Q from Dick Bruna's ABC Frieze (London: Methuen Children's Books Ltd., 1971). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library In 1953 Bruna published his first picture book, De appel (The Apple). His most famous character...
Fuller, Samuel, Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Maria Edgeworth 's Rosamund would have found there everything she needed for the filigree basket in “The Birthday Present.”) Although expensive to produce, the Fullers' paper doll books were pirated in America and translated into French, inspiring equally stylish imitations. The Fullers . Paper dolls from Frank Feignwell's Attempts to Amuse His Friends (1811). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library Andrea Immel Brown, Philip A. H . London Publishers and Booksellers c. 1800– 1870 . London: British Library, 1982....
Blegvad, Erik Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
... ( 1979 ) is a picture book version of Blegvad's life and his development as an artist. Blegvad makes his home in Vermont and in London. Erik Blegvad . Illustration by Blegvad for Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear! by N. M. Bodecker (New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, c. 1988), p. 26. Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library Linnea...
child authors Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2 ed.)
...child authors Many children have written books which were subsequently published. One of the earliest was Francis Hawkins, the eight-year-old author of Youths Behaviour ( c. 1641), a book of courtesy based on a French original. Mary Shelley, daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft and the author of Frankenstein , wrote, at the age of eleven, Mounseer Nongtonpaw; or, The Discoveries of John Bull in a Trip to Paris , a comic squib which was published by her father in 1808 , with illustrations by Mulready . A number of British professional...
Lebedev, Vladimir Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...than Lebedev's. Vladimir Lebedev . Illustration from Slonenok, a Russian translation of The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling (Berlin: Epokha, 1922). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library Maria Nikolajeva Steiner, Eugeny . Stories for Little Comrades: Revolutionary Artists and the Making of Early Soviet Children's Books . Seattle: University of Washington Press,...
Fisher, Leonard Everett Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Fisher has produced more than two hundred books, and, in addition to illustrating his own, he has illustrated the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Nathaniel Hawthorne , and Isaac Bashevis Singer , to name a few. His full-color paintings for Myra Cohn Livingston 's poem cycles, including A Circle of Seasons ( 1982 ), Sky Songs ( 1984 ), Earth Songs ( 1986 ), and others, evoke a dramatic beauty. Leonard Everett Fisher . Illustration from Marie Curie (New York: Macmillan, 1994). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton...
Krüss, James Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...late 1940s Krüss adapted Kästner’s The Animal Conference into a radio play. In all, he wrote and edited about 160 books, of which about 100 are for children. He also illustrated some of his own books. James Krüss . Front cover illustration by Werner Klemke for Timm Thaler (Berlin: Kinderbuchverlag, 1970). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library Krüss's works stress the need for peace and freedom. These themes are best articulated in his utopian children's book Die glücklichen Inseln unter dem Winde ( 1958 ;...
Ada, Alma Flor Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...books that have been published not only in the United States but also throughout Latin America. Alma Flor Ada . Ttitle page of Gathering the Sun (New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 2000). Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library In all of her work this renowned storyteller has celebrated the culture, traditions, and natural landscape not only of her native Cuba but also of the entire Latin American world. In the process she has become, she feels, a liaison between cultures. Among her most notable books are her...
Montresor, Beni Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...including Belling the Tiger ( 1961 ) and other books by Mary Stolz ; Eve Merriam 's Mommies at Work ( 1961 ); an adaptation by the poet Stephen Spender of Mozart's The Magic Flute ( 1966 ); and a second book by de Regniers , Willy O'Dwyer Jumped in the Fire ( 1968 ). Beni Montresor . Illustration from Mommies at Work by Eve Merriam (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961), pp. 10–11. Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library Linnea...
