02565cam a22003493u 4500 74556 UtSlPG 20260610134727.0 m cr n 260607r20241911utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 11029642 UtSlPG en iso639-1 Z Coussens, Penrhyn Wingfield, 1873-1944 One thousand books for children 1000 books for children Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-10-11 Richard Tonsing, Donald Cummings, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "One Thousand Books for Children" by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens is a compilation of recommended literature for children written in the early 20th century. This anthology is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide for parents, educators, and children themselves, offering selected titles graded by age group to facilitate better reading choices. The book emphasizes the importance of wholesome literature in shaping character and fostering mental development in young readers. The opening of this work presents a preface that outlines the compiler's objective, which is to provide a reliable resource for selecting suitable books for children. Coussens underscores the significance of age-appropriate literature and shares his views on different types of stories that resonate with children's various stages of development. He concerns himself with the balance between entertaining and educating children through literary choices, highlighting the universal appeal of fairy tales, adventure stories, and tales that promote moral values. Throughout this introduction, the compiler articulates the necessity of nurturing a child's literary interests while being cautious against force-feeding them unsuitable or excessively complex material. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911 Children -- Books and reading Children's literature -- Bibliography https://archive.org/details/onethousandbooks00cousuoft https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74556 115281 115281