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A first glance at picturebooks

Which titles of picturebooks did you come up with? Where the Wild Things Are, The Tiger Who Came to Tea? Let's have a look at those beloved classics.

What do you think happened to Max?

What other features of Where the Wild Things Are – or other beloved picturebooks – did it take you a while to notice?

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Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture

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