Literature for children

2.  First stories which became
popular among children
were written in the 15th
Century. Thomas Malory's
Morte d'Arthur (1486) and
the tales of Robin Hood (c.
1450) were not written with
children in mind, but
children have been
fascinated by these stories
for centuries.

3.  In 1744 John Newbery
published A Little Pretty
Pocket-Book in England.
He sold it with a ball for
boys or a pincushion for
girls.That was the first
book which was sold
specifically for children.

4. In 1865 Lewis Carroll
(1832–1898) published
Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland.
It tells of a girl named
Alice who falls down a
rabbit hole into a fantasy
world (Wonderland) which
was filled with different
magic creatures. The tale
plays with logic, giving the
story popularity with adults
as well as children. It is one
of the best examples of the
literary nonsense genre.

5. In 1883 Robert Louis
Stevenson wrote the
classic pirate adventure
novel Treasure Island.
The influence of Treasure
Island on popular
perceptions of pirates was
great, including treasure
maps marked with an "X",
the Black Spot, tropical
islands, and one-legged
seamen carrying parrots
on their shoulders.

6.  In 1894 Rudyard
Kipling published The
Jungle Book, a
collection of stories
about a boy who lived in
the jungle with animals.

7.  In 1900 L. Frank Baum
(1856–1919) published The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It
has been constantly in print
since. It is one of the best-
known stories in American
culture and has been
translated into 40
languages. Its success led
Baum to write thirteen
sequels.

8.  In 1950 C. S. Lewis (1898–1963)
published the first book of his
Chronicles of Narnia series in the
UK. The Chronicles of Narnia has
sold over 120 million copies in 41
languages, and has been adapted
several times, complete or in part,
for radio, television, stage, and
cinema. The series borrows
characters and ideas from Greek
and Roman mythology, as well as
from traditional British and Irish
fairy tales.

9.  In 1964 Roald Dahl wrote
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, the story of
Charlie Bucket's
adventures inside Willy
Wonka's chocolate factory.

10.  In 1990 Joanne (J.K.)
Rowling wrote The Harry
Potter Series, in which 3
characters embark on new
adventures across 7
books, all leading up to an
epic battle between good
and evil.