RIF was very pleased to work with children’s literature expert and historian Leonard S. Marcus on the development of the following picture book timeline. Mr. Marcus selected twenty titles that have made an impact on the history of the picture book. Read Mr. Marcus' narrative as to why each of these titles was selected as an important contribution to children's literature.
Click on a book cover below to begin. Use the orange arrows to the right and left to scroll through the timeline. (Please note, in order to use the timeline below, be sure that you have Flash installed on your computer. It is free and easy to install. Just click here to install Flash.)
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