Corduroy is a 1968 children’s book written and illustrated by Don Freeman, and published by Viking Press. Don Freeman said that he had an idea of writing a story taking place in a department store, in which a character wanders around after the doors close. […]
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson. It is Johnson’s most popular book, and has led to a series of other books, as well as many adaptations. The protagonist, Harold, is a curious four-year-old[1] boy who, with his purple […]
The Giving Tree is an American children’s picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, it has become one of Silverstein’s best-known titles, and has been translated into numerous languages. This book has been described as “one […]