The Women Who Invented Twentieth-Century Children's Literature: Only the Best

by Elizabeth West

Publishing for children between 1930 and 1960 has been denigrated as a relatively fallow period for creativity and quality, certainly in comparison with the 'golden ages' of children's literature that preceded and succeeded it. This book questions this perception by using archival evidence to argue that the work of what was predominantly a female group of editors, illustrators, authors and librarians (collectively referred to as bookwomen) resulted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032308273
• ISBN13: 9781032308272
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"