Title:
Children's Book Week started to combat 'trashy' writings
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
National Children's Book Week's history
Object ID:
Kim08-054
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
11/15/2001
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The germ of the idea for National Children's Book Week was planted in 1912 at the American Booksellers Association Convention where E. W. Mumford noted the harmful effect of "trashy" books and James West, national director of the Boy Scouts of America began to explore the issue. Franklin K. Mathiews, Scouts' librarian, began his crusade for good reading and higher standards for children's books. He was supported by Frederic G. Melcher, editor of Publishers Weekly and Anne Carroll Moore, superintendent of Children's Works at the New York Public Library. At present, National Children's Book Week is sponsored by the Children's Book Council.
People:
Rautzhan, Kendal
Donahue, Roberta
Mumford, E. W.
West, James
Mathiews, Franklin K.
Melcher, Frederic G.
Moore, Anne Carroll
Donahue, Roberta
Mumford, E. W.
West, James
Mathiews, Franklin K.
Melcher, Frederic G.
Moore, Anne Carroll
Search Terms:
Children's Book Week
Boy Scouts
Children's Book Council
reading
good books for children
Boy Scouts
Children's Book Council
reading
good books for children