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499: 76:"Second,--His stories and rhymes must be selected with care that he may absorb no distorted view of life and its actual values, but may grow up to be mentally clear about values and emotionally impelled to seek what is truly desirable and worthwhile in human living. 79:"Third,--The stories and rhymes selected must be graded to the child's understanding at different periods of his growth, graded as to vocabulary, as to subject matter and as to complexity of structure and plot." 286:
Each of the original thicker volumes were divided and made more picture-book-like and easier for a child to handle. The style of illustration and text were changed as well from the original 1920s edition.
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Other series published by the company, The Book House for Children, included "My Travelship" and "A Picturesque Tale of Progress." The Book House for Children was sold to United Educators in 1954.
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The first volume of The Book House series was published in 1920. The series would eventually include twelve volumes.
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The company was also remarkable for its large female staff at a time when most women did not work outside the home.
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on September 11, 1883, to William S. and Julia (Brady) Beaupré. She received her B.A. from
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Later versions of The Book House contained some short stories (such as
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American writer, editor, and publisher of children's literature
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Heroes, Outlaws and Funny Fellows of American Popular Tales
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Smith College Libraries, Smith College, Northampton, Mass
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Index

Olive Beaupre Miller
publisher
editor
children's literature
Aurora, Illinois
Smith College

Little Black Sambo
The Tar Baby
Maude and Miska Petersham
Donn Philip Crane
Hilda Hanway
Milo Winter
Peter Newell
OCLC
4154328
OCLC
166291
OCLC
5259501
ISBN
978-1-4179-9147-1


"Olive Beaupré Miller Papers, Sophia Smith Collection"
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Works by Olive Beaupré Miller
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Olive Beaupré Miller papers
Sophia Smith Collection

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