Spirit of America Bookstore Children's Department
The building of the Nordell Books Group websites over time accumulated several clumps of books & movies (on Spirit of America Bookstore & the four companion bookstore sites) that just belonged on a Children's Department Page. So here is that page,
begun in mid-2011. New content continues being added, and the page grew large so it was split in twain in May 2017; the 'Best In Children's Books' Series section also got huge, and so was split off in late 2021.
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. ~~ C.S. Lewis [1898-1963]
'Kindle For Kids' Department at Amazon
Amazon's Kindle Bookstore Bestsellers in Children's Ebooks
Nordell Bookstores Group Kindle Hardware & Content Page with FREE Kindle Apps for PC, Mac, iPhone/iPod, iPad, Android & BlackBerry
shop the Amazon Kids' Store by age
ages zero to 24 months   e  
ages 2 to 4 years   e  
ages 5 to 7 years   e  
ages 8 to 12 years - and up
Coded  Pages scattered across the five websites of the Nordell Bookstores Group
"The Boxcar Children" [est. 1924] Books & Movies Page
Hopalong Cassidy Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Cisco Kid & Pancho Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Spirit of America Bookstore's "Classics Illustrated" Comic Books Page +
"Classics Illustrated Junior" Section
Nancy Drew Mystery Series [est. 1930] Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
silent movie cowboy star William S. Hart [1864-1946] Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Magic Lantern's 'Godzilla' Movies Page
The Hardy Boys Mystery Series [est. 1927] Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
"Ivanhoe" [1820] Novel & Movies Page
King Arthur Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
King John, King Richard & Robin Hood
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. [1929-68] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
Magic Lantern's 'Lassie the Dog' Page
"Little Women" Books & Movies Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
Lone Ranger & Tonto Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
silent movie cowboy star Tim McCoy [1891-1978] Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix [1880-1940] Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Magic Lantern's 'Rin-Tin-Tin' Page
Spirit of America Bookstore's Nostalgic Toys, Dolls, and Games Page
Western Movies Film Festival Pages at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
'El Zorro' Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Children's  Authors
  "Once Upon a Time In Great Britain: A Travel Guide To the Sights and Settings of Your Favorite Children's Stories" [2002] by Melanie Wentz Each chapter visits the literal geographic background for classics such as "Peter Rabbit", "Paddington Bear" , "Alice In Wonderland" , "Kidnapped", "The Secret Garden", "The Wind In The Willows", "Mary Poppins", "Peter Pan" , and the "Harry Potter" books; read about the real chocolate factory that made such an impression on the young Roald Dahl , the cozy pub where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien introduced their friends to Narnia and hobbits, the real '100 Aker Wood' that helped A.A. Milne create "Winnie The Pooh" , and the railway station where "Thomas the Tank Engine" lives.
Kindle Edition from St. Martin's Griffin/Macmillan [5/2014] for $7.99
St. Martin's Griffin 8¾x5 pb [8/2002] out of print/used
Ζsop of Ancient Greece [620-564 B.C.E.]
"Aesop's Fables" entry at Wikipedia
'Aesopica' fansite [est. 2002] - the fables in English, Latin & Greek
25 free online etexts at Project Gutenberg
Spirit of America Bookstore's "Aesop's Fables" Stories, Books, Stageplays & Movies Page
author Louisa May Alcott [1832-88]
"Little Women" Books & Movies Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
Rudolfo Anaya of New Mexico
Hans Christian Andersen [1805-75] of Denmark
L. Frank Baum [1856-1919] and
'The Wizard of Oz '  
British children's author Enid Blyton [1897-1968] Pages
Lewis Carroll [1832-98] and 'Alice In Wonderland'      
children's author Beverly Cleary [1916-2021] and 'Ramona'
British children's author Roald Dahl [1916-90] Page
Jean de Brunhoff [1899-1937] of France and 'Babar the Elephant'  
Franklin Folsom [1907-95]
Grace Gilmore of Ithaca, New York
browse books at Amazon no entry at Wikipedia
"Tales from Maple Ridge" children's book series [since 2015]
published by Simon & Schuster; written by Grace Gilmore; illustrated by Petra Brown
publisher's 'Tales from Maple Ridge' homepage no entry at Wikipedia
       
       
       
       
       
The Brothers Grimm [circa 1785-1860] of Germany
Brothers Grimm of Germany Page
"Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales" [1812 & 1815] Pages
Brothers Grimm Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Joel Chandler Harris [1848-1908] and 'Uncle Remus'
A.A. Milne [1882-1956] and 'Winnie-the-Pooh'  
J.K. Rowling and 'Harry Potter'  
Dr. Seuss {Theodor Geisel 1904-91}  
Robert Louis Stevenson [1850-94] and
"Treasure Island"  
Mark Twain [1835-1910]
Leonard Wibberley [1915-83]
Laura Ingalls Wilder [1867-1957] and 'Little House On The Prairie'
Books  for  Children
browse Children's Book Dept. at Amazon
browse 'Kindle For Kids' Department at Amazon
Top 100+ Children's Books Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
this section: anthologies {just below} non-fiction & guides
on Page 2: classic children's book series non-series children's classics
Selected Classic Anthologies
  "Tales of King Arthur and The Round Table" [22 stories 1905] by Andrew Lang, 20 illustrations by H.J. Ford
Kindle Edition from anboco [8/2016] for 99’
Kindle Edition from Dover Publns [2/2012] for $3.99
Dover Children's Evergreen Classics 8¼x5 pb [8/2002] for $5.99
Cornell Univ Library 7½x5 pb [8/2009] for $18.99
anboco 9x6 hardcover [8/2017] for $5.99
  "The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories" [1921] Edited With Introduction & Notes by Franklin K. Mathiews Twelve stories for older boys (ages 10 & up): "When Lincoln Licked A Bully" by Irving Bacheller; "The Weight of Obligation" by Rex Beach; "Dey Ain't No Ghosts" by Ellis Parker Butler; "Hydrophobic Skunk" by Irvin S. Cobb; "Christmas Eve In A Lumber Camp" by Ralph Connor; "Wild Horse Hunter" by Zane Grey ; "That Spot" by Jack London ; "The End of The Trail" by Clarence E. Mulford ; "The Story That The Keg Told Me" by Adirondack (W.H.H.) Murray; "The Night Operator" by Frank L. Packard ; "Silverhorns" by Henry van Dyke; and "The Ole Virginia" by Stewart Edward White
1933 facsimile Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2011] for FREE {sic}
1933 facsimile Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [6/2012] for $2.99
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [7/2014] for $6.99
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [3/2013] for $8.96
D. Appleton & Co. 8½x5½ hardcover [1923] out of print/scarce
read FREE online etext {multiple formats} at Project Gutenberg
  "The Gateway To Storyland" [1925] Edited by Watty Piper, Illustrated by Eulalie A collection of twelve familiar nursery stories and poems, including "Chicken Little", "The Gingerbread Boy", "Little Black Sambo", "Mrs. Tabby Gray", Robert Louis Stevenson 's "My Shadow", "Peter Rabbit", "Red Riding Hood", "Three Little Pigs", and four more classics
Platt & Munk/Grosset & Dunlap pb [6/85] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12x10 hardcover [1961] out of print/used
Platt & Munk hardcover [1925] out of print/used
  "Stories That Never Grow Old" [1937] Edited by Watty Piper, Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman A collection of fifteen familiar nursery stories and poems, illustrated in color, including "Billy Goat Gruff", "The Boy and The North Wind", "The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf!'", "The Bremen Town Musicians", "Five Peas In A Pod", "The Fox and The Goat", "The Fox and The Stork", "Hansel and Gretel", "The Lion and The Mouse", "The Little Engine That Could" , "The Marriage of Robin Redbreast and The Wren", "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "Shingebiss", "Teeny-Tiny", and "The Ugly Duckling"
Platt & Munk/Grosset & Dunlap hardcover [1978] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12x9¼ hardcover [1969] out of print/used
Platt & Munk hardcover [1969] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12x9½ hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12¼x10 hardcover [1959] out of print/used
Platt & Munk hardcover [1938] out of print/used
  "The World's Best Fairy Tales" 2 volume anthology [1977] by Belle Becker Sideman & Fritz Kredel
Reader's Digest hardcover 2-volume set [1988] out of print/used
448-page Reader's Digest 8x5¼ hardcover Volume 2 [1977] out of print/70+ used
832-page Reader's Digest 8x5½ hardcover [1967] out of print/used
  "The World Treasury of Children's Literature" in three volumes [1984] Selected & with Commentary by Clifton Fadiman
Little, Brown & Co. Book Club 8½x5¾ pb Vol. 1-3 [10/1984] out of print/used
Little, Brown & Co. Book Club 10x7½ hardcover Vol. 1-3 [10/1984] out of print/used
Little, Brown & Co. 9½x6¾ hardcover Vol. 1 & 2 in slipcover [10/1984] out of print/100+ used
Little, Brown & Co. 10¼x7¾ hardcover Vol. 1 & 2 [10/1984] out of print/used
Little, Brown & Co. 10x8 hardcover Volume 3 [10/1985] out of print/60+ used
  "Stories From Around The World (For Young Children)" [ages 4 & up; 2001] by Heather Amery
Usborne Publng, Ltd. 9½x7½ hardcover [2010] out of print/many used
Usborne Publng, Ltd. 9½x7½ hardcover [2009] out of print/many used
Usborne Publng, Ltd. 7¼x5¾ hardcover [1/2002] out of print/50+ used
Educational Development Corp. 11x8¾ hardcover [3/2001] out of print/many used
  "Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales For Strong Boys" [2003] by Jane Yolen, Illustrated by Raul Colon Fourteen tales from Afghanistan, Angola, Burma, China, U.S.A., and elsewhere, and one from the Brothers Grimm
Silver Whistle 10x8 hardcover [5/2003] out of print/40+ used
  "The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions In English" [2005] Edited by Gillian Avery, Peter Hunt, Lissa Paul, Lynne Vallone & Jack Zipes
W.W. Norton & Co. slipcased 9¾x7½ pb [12/2005] for $39.72
W.W. Norton & Co. college textbook 9¾x7½ pb [3/2005] for $73.49
  "Stories From Around The World For Little Children" [2011]
Usborne Books 9¾x9¾ hardcover [10/2011] out of print/used
Five magical tales retold and freshly illustrated: 'How Zebras Got Their Stripes', 'Brer Rabbit Down The Well', 'The Dragon Painter', 'Why The Sea Is Salty' and 'Aladdin and His Magic Lamp'
  "The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: From The Brothers Grimm To Andrew Lang" anthology [2013] Edited by Jack Zipes contains 184 stories from 1812 to 1912
Kindle Edition from Hackett Publng [3/2013] for $12.49
Hackett Publng Co. 9x6 pb [9/2013] for $24.33
Hackett Publng Co. 9x6 library hardcover [9/2013] for $65.55
"Best In Children's Books" Anthologies
This 42-volume anthology series was published monthly by Nelson Doubleday from 1957 to 1961; each hardcover issue contained ten or so recent or classic children's books, with full illustrations: a bargain at the time and still a great collection of wonderful tales.
This is another page that grew very large, and so this section was cut to its own page in late 2021.
Non-Fiction / Guides for Parents & Educators
 
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1966-72" [1973] Edited by Zena Sutherland
Univ Chicago Press 9frac14x6¼ hardcover [9/73] for $67.00
Univ Chicago Press 9x6 hardcover [1976] out of print/used
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1973-78" [1980] Edited by Zena Sutherland
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Childrens-Books-University-Literature/dp/0226780597/
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1979-84" [1986] Edited by Zena Sutherland
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Childrens-Books-University-Literature/dp/0226780600/
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1985-90" [1992] Edited by Zena Sutherland, Betsy Hearne & Roger Sutton
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Childrens-Books-University-Literature/dp/0226780600/
  "The Promise of Happiness: Value and Meaning In Children's Fiction" [1981] by Fred Inglis
Cambridge Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [10/82] for $32.39
Cambridge Univ Press hardcover [4/81] out of print/used
  "The New York Times Parent's Guide To The Best Books For Children" [1988] by Eden Ross Lipson, Children's Book Editor
Harmony 9¼x7½ third edition pb [10/2000] for $12.05
Harmony third edition pb [10/2000] third party/new-used
Crown 8¾x7¼ third edition hardcover [5/88] out of print/used
  "What Your 1st Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good First-Grade Education" [1991] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 7/2009] for $10.99
Bantam 9x7½ pb [rev 8/2014] for $17.42
Delta 8½x5¾ pb [1998] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9¼x7½ hardcover [8/91] out of print/used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [8/91] out of print/hundreds used
  "What Your 2nd Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Second-Grade Education" [1991] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 7/2009] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [7/93] out of print/100+ used
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [8/91] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [9/98] out of print/used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [8/91] out of print/hundreds used
  "What Your 3rd Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Third-Grade Education" [1992] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 11/2013] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [rev 5/2002] for $16.59
Delta 9¼x7½ pb [7/92] out of print/100+ used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [9/2001] out of print/used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [7/92] out of print/100+ used
  "What Your Fourth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fourth-Grade Education" [1992] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 9/2010] for $12.99
Delta 9x7¼ pb [rev 5/2005] for $18.05
Delta 9x7¼ pb [rev 5/2005] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [8/2004] out of print/used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [7/92] out of print/100+ used
  "What Your Fifth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fifth-Grade Education" [1993] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 11/2013] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [rev 6/2005] for $15.42
Delta 9x7½ pb [7/95] out of print/200+ used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [9/2005] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [7/93] out of print/100+ used
  "What Your Sixth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Sixth-Grade Education" [1993] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 11/2013] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [rev 6/2007] for $14.62
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [7/93] out of print/100+ used
  "Children's Books & Their Creators: An Invitation To The Feast That Is Twentieth-Century Children's Literature" [1995] Edited by book expert Anita Silvey
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 10¼x8¼ hardcover [9/95] out of print/used
  "Children's Literature: An Illustrated History" [1995] Edited by Peter Hunt with more than 200 b&w and color illustrations
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [10/95] out of print/many used
  "What Your Kindergartner Needs To Know: Preparing Your Child For A Lifetime of Learning" [1996] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. & John Holdren
Kindle Edition from Bantam/Random House [rev 7/2013] for $12.99
Bantam 9x7¼ pb [rev 7/2013] for $17.85
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [8/97] out of print/hundreds used
Doubleday 10x7¾ hardcover [8/96] out of print/70+ used
  "Books To Build On: A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide For Parents and Teachers" [1996] Edited by John Holdren & E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [10/2009] for $14.99
Delta 9¼x7½ pb [10/96] for $14.65
  "The Essential Guide To Children's Books and Their Creators" [2002] Edited by book expert Anita Silvey
Mariner Books 9x7 pb [9/2002] for $24.97
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9x7 hardcover [9/2002] out of print/many used
  "100 Best Books for Children: A Parent's Guide To Making The Right Choices For Your Young Reader, Toddler To Preteen" [2004] by book expert Anita Silvey
Mariner Books 8¼x5½ pb [8/2005] for $8.36
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5½ hardcover [4/2004] out of print/70+ used
  "The Dime Novel In Children's Literature" [2004] by Vicki Anderson
McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [11/2004] for $40.50
  "500 Great Books For Teens" [2006] by book expert Anita Silvey
Kindle Edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2006 edition] for $9.48
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9x6 hardcover [10/2006] out of print/70+ used
  "What Your Preschooler Needs To Know: Get Ready For Kindergarten" [2008] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. & Linda Bevilacqua
Kindle Edition from Bantam/Random House [12/2008] for $13.99
Delta 9x7¼ pb [3/2008] for $14.94
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [3/2008] out of print/40+ used
Delta pb [3/2008] out of print/many used
  "Children's Literature: A Reader's History From Aesop To Harry Potter" [2008] by Seth Lerer
Kindle Edition from Univ Chicago Press [2008 edition] for $9.90
Univ Chicago Press 9x6 pb [6/2008] for $13.87
Univ Chicago Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2008] for $24.99
  "Best Books For Middle School & Junior High Readers, Grades 6-9" [rev 2009] reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie
Libraries Unlimited 3rd Edition 10¼x7½ hardcover [10/2013] for $84.98
Libraries Unlimited 2nd Edition 10½x7½ hardcover [3/2009] for $73.11
Supplement To The Second Edition
Libraries Unlimited 10x7 hardcover [11/2011] for $41.47
  "1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up" [2009] Edited by Julia Eccleshare, Preface by Quentin Blake includes reviews of books not available in English
Cassell Illustrated UK 8¼x6¼x2¼" {4¼ pounds!} pb [10/2009] out of print/used
Universe 8½x6¾x2½" ({4.5 pounds!} hardcover [10/2009] for $22.90
  "Best Books For Children: Preschool Through Grade 6" [rev 2010] reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie over 23,000 entries, 9,000 are new
Libraries Unlimited 9th Edition 10x7 hardcover [1/2010] for $85.39
Supplement To The Ninth Edition over 4,300 new fiction & nonfiction titles, thru 2012
Libraries Unlimited 10x7 hardcover [1/2013] for $45.00
  "Children's Literature In The Classroom: Engaging Lifelong Readers" [2010] by Diane M. Barone, EdD
Kindle Edition from Guilford Press [6/2011] for $16.50
Guilford Press 10x7 pb [9/2010] for $30.00
Guilford Press 10½x7½ hardcover [9/2010] for $75.00
  "The Galaxy Is Rated G: Essays On Children's Science Fiction Film and Television" [16 essays; 2011] Edited by R.C. Neighbors & Sandy Rankin
Kindle Edition from McFarland & Co. [7/2011] for $15.99
McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [7/2011] for $29.95
  "Best Books For High School Readers, Grades 9-12" [orig 2004, rev 2013] reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie includes 11,000 in-print titles up thru 2012; each book has brief description, ISBN, price, formats, review citations, other details; most have Lexile level
Libraries Unlimited 3rd Edition 10x7 hardcover [10/2013] for $84.98
Libraries Unlimited 2nd Edition 10x7 hardcover [3/2009] for $74.04
  "Once Upon A Time: A Short History of Fairy Tales" [2014] by Marina Warner
Oxford Univ Press 6¾x5 hardcover [12/2014] for $14.32
  "101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up" [ages 8-12; 2016] by Bianca Schulze the book is designed for the child to check off books read and to write comments
Walter Foster Jr. flexibound [10/2016] for $10.71
  "Was the Cat In The Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and The Need For Diverse Books" [2017] by Dr. Seuss scholar Philip Nel
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [DUE August 2017] pre-order for $29.95
L i n k s
Thinking & Intelligence Pages / Children & Learning Section at Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore
Working Minds / Things To Worry About / Education
Working Minds / Books On The Subject / Education
Education Film Festival at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
'Kindle For Kids' Department at Amazon
Nordell Bookstores Group Kindle Hardware & Content Page with FREE Kindle Apps for PC, Mac, iPhone/iPod, iPad, Android & BlackBerry
Mensa® For Kids
U.S. Mensa's Gifted Youth Programs
 
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here on page 1:  top of page coded pages children's authors books for children anthologies non-fiction / guides links
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