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Published
Edinburgh Up, July 2014
ISBN
9780748649020
Format
Softcover, 272 pages
Dimensions
21.6cm × 13.8cm

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These include fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories and children's poetry.

This edition includes, additionally, coverage of illustrated and picture books. Grenby shows how these forms have evolved over three hundred years and explores the continuing popularity of these specific genres for children's books.

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