A HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN 100 BOOKS

A History of the Children's Book in 100 Books takes a global perspective and traces the development of the genre from ancient storie s such as Aesop's Fables and the Indian Panchatantra, through the Puritan primers of the 17th century, to the fairy tales of the Bro thers Grimm, to the highly collectable Ladybird books of the 20th century, and up to modern classics and bestsellers such as the Har ry Potter series.