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Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books

By Michelle Markel, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator)
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By Michelle Markel, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator)
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This delightful picture book biography is "a stellar introduction to 'the father of children's literature,' and a glorious example of dynamic bookmaking" (School Library Journal, starred review).

In Balderdash!, acclaimed children's book author Michelle Markel shares a loving tribute to John Newbury, the first pioneer of children's books. In the eighteenth century, children were given nothing to read but lessons and rules. John Newbery imagined books overflowing with entertaining stories, sc...

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