Fantastic souces for the 1940s- Nazi propaganda books for children

"The Hitler Youth marches.
Otto is with them.
He has his new boots on.
They are the best of all.

Otto, why are you limping?
Are you worn out?
Oh dear, his feet hurt!
But he grits his teeth."

Absolutely mind blowing, definitely a must use for the 1940s section of our presentation

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/textbook04.htm

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/textbk03.htm

Images of children in the Hitler youth playing a "game" where they establish a concentration camp- http://bytwerk.com/gpa/ib33-15.htm

It's crazy.

The Dick and Jane Books

The Dick and Jane Books were first published in 1931. It helped children learn more easily how to read.

Little Golden Books

I completely forgot about the Little Golden Books that came out in 1942.
A affordable and durable children's book series during a gray time after the Great Depression and during WWII when most children's books, selling for $2-3, were a bit of a luxury. The Little Golden Books sold for 25¢ each.

Early children's book images

Anonymous artist.


Stephen Gooden

The Visible World in Pictures, by John Amos Comenious, 1659. Anonymous artist.


The Games and Pleasures of Childhood, 1657. Jaques Stella.

An Alphabet, 1898. William Nicholson.

Source: http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/childhood/pictur.htm

Some more illustrators.

Evaline Ness (born Evaline Michelow; April 24, 1911 in Union City, Ohio- August 12, 1986) She won a Caldecott Medal in 1967 for Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine. Evaline was also a highly paid commercial artist.
Artwork is mixed media, and includes pen and ink drawings, found object textural transfers, and woodcuts.

Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was a German-American author. He is most famous today for the series of Madeline books.

Clement G. Hurd (January 12, 1908-February 5, 1988) was an American illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his collaborations with author Margaret Wise Brown, including Goodnight Moon (1947) and The Runaway Bunny (1942).

Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, (born 16 December 1932 in Sidcup) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.

Dorothy Kunhardt (September 29, 1901 – December, 1979) was an American children's-book author, best known for the baby book Pat the Bunny.


J. Otto Seibold is an illustrator of children's books, as well as some picture books intended for all ages (such as Going to the Getty). His most notable books were created with the author Vivian Walsh. Most known for Olive, The Other Reindeer.

International children book artists

I picked out some famous children book illustrator as well as they are authors. 

Anthony Browne (England)

John Burningham (England)

Kveta Pacovska (Czech)- She is called 'magician of color'. One of my favorite!  

Some more international illustrators:

http://www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it/page.asp?m=52&l=2&a=&ma=6&c=769&sc=778&p=52Theartists1