Playing with the Book: Victorian Movable Picture Books and the Child Reader by Hannah Field (review)

Among its twenty thousand items are many novelty and movable books. Because Iona and Peter Opie's toys and games did not move to the Bodleian, the novelty books hold a unique place in the collection. [...]their mechanical components remind us that all printed books are the result of mechanized...

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Published in:	Children's Literature Association Quarterly 2020-07, Vol.45 (2), p.184-186
Main Author:	Piehl, Kathy
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Art galleries & museums Authorship Children Children & youth Childrens literature Childrens picture books Field, Hannah > $eauthor Illustrators Library collections Publishing Publishing industry Readers Toy and movable books $zGreat Britain $xHistory $y19th century Writers
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Summary:	Among its twenty thousand items are many novelty and movable books. Because Iona and Peter Opie's toys and games did not move to the Bodleian, the novelty books hold a unique place in the collection. [...]their mechanical components remind us that all printed books are the result of mechanized processes. [...]is the role of authors in a book's creation.
ISSN:	0885-0429 1553-1201 1553-1201