Happy International Children’s Book Day

I just learned from researching my new post on Hans Christian Andersen that (on account of his birthday) April 2 is celebrated as International Children’s Book Day. In honor of the day, I have created this little finding aid to children’s books, authors, and illustrators in the Books and Authors section of Travalanche. I went about it pretty strictly — there are many 17th and 18th century classics (e.g., Defoe, Swift, etc) that aren’t actually children’s books that nowadays are often read as such in abridged editions. While I have written about scores or even hundreds of those type, I have not included many here, except for a few exceptions. I hope you find it useful!

FoundationalRhymes and Tales

Essay on Fairies

Robin Hood legend

Mother Goose

Brothers Grimm (pending)

Hans Christian Andersen

Andrew Lang

George MacDonald

British

Lewis Carroll

John Tenniel

Edward Lear, et al

Robert Louis Stevenson

On Treasure Island

Oscar Wilde (fairy tales)

J.M. Barrie

On Peter Pan

A.A. Milne

Beatrix Potter

Roald Dahl/ Willy Wonka

American

Clement Clarke Moore (The Night Before Christmas)

Horatio Alger

Louisa May Alcott/ Little Women

Joel Chandler Harris/ Uncle Remus

James Otis/ Toby Tyler

Howard Pyle

L. Frank Baum

John R. Neill

Harrison Cady

James Whitcomb Riley

Uncle Wiggily

Raggedy Ann

Booth Tarkington/ Penrod etc

The Malvern Sisters

Dr. Seuss

Jules Feiffer

Other

The Swiss Family Robinson