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Nonfiction Books on Children's Literature
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Intent Upon Reading: A Critical Appraisal of Modern Fiction for Children
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Who's Who in Children's Books: A Treasury of the Familiar Characters of Childhood
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The Bright Face of Danger: An Exploration of the Adventure Story
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Matters of Fact: Aspects of Non-Fiction for Children
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Tales Out of School: A Survey of Children's Fiction
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Geoffrey Trease
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Boys Will Be Boys
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A Sense of Story: Essays on Contemporary Writers for Children
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John Rowe Townsend
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Childhood's Pattern: A Study of the Heroes and Heroines of Children's Fiction, 1770-1950
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Gillian Avery
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Behold the Child: American Children and Their Books, 1621-1922
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Children and Their Books: A Celebration of the Work of Iona and Peter Opie
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Child's Eye: A History of Children's Books Through Three Centuries
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The Land of Story-Books: Scottish Children's Literature in the Long Nineteenth Century
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The International Companion to Scottish Children's Literature
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Llyfrau plant, 1900-1991 =: Children's books in Welsh, 1900-1991
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