Some Unknown facts of Children Books

When we talk about children’s books, we always think of various genres such as magic, imaginary worlds, fanciful characters and the like. And all of the above pointers are true. Children love reading books that have colour, sound, beautiful illustrations etc. These give them a sense of wonder and joy. They can spend hours reading just a single book. Parents usually start by giving their children books with only pictures. These books help children to establish the name of the object with the picture provided. As children grow older, they then can handle complex words and sentences so parents start by giving small novels and short stories to them. We have just presented a blog on the topic of what factors parents should keep in mind when purchasing books for their children. You can find this blog on our website bookpallibrary.com. So, coming back, while children keep on reading books of various genres, there are some hidden and unknown facts about those stories. Thus, in this blog, we will be exploring as to what are those amazing unknown facts about children’s books. These will help us understand why a particular book was launched in the first place or how did the children’s story come about. So, let’s dive down into the world of facts in children’s books. Amazing and Unknown facts about Children’s Books

1. Some of the earliest “books” that combined both words and pictures, and that were read by younger people, are the Japanese illustrated scrolls of the 12th and 13th centuries.

2. It is thought that the first example of a fantasy story, for children, was F.E. Paget’s the Hope Of The Katzekopfs, published in 1844.

3. In the first draft of Peter Pan, the character of Michael was called “Alexander” and Tinkerbell was called “Tippy Toe.”

4. The typical number of pages in picture books is just over thirty.

5. Contrary to popular belief, the girl’s name Wendy existed before J.M. Barrie wrote Peter Pan.

6. Anna Sewell’s novel Black Beauty is described on its title page as ‘translated from the equine.’

7. When J.R.R. Tolkien’s son enlisted in the army, he described his writer father’s occupation as ‘wizard.’

8. Lewis destroyed the first version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when his friends criticised it; he rewrote it from scratch.

9. The first Mr Men book, Mr Tickle, came about when author Roger Hargreaves was asked by his son what a tickle looked like.

10. Dr Seuss’ first book was rejected by over 20 publishers; his books have now sold over 500 million copies worldwide.

So, these are our top 10 facts regarding children’s books and literature. Hope you all have enjoyed reading this blog. We will be back with another new blog topic very soon. Until then, keep reading!