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Aesop's Fables Poster-
(ca. 620 - 560 BC)
Aesop's Fables are short stories using personified animals to tell a cautionary tale, a moral lesson, a rule of behavior. Over 200 fables have been attributed to Aesop, who was possibly a Greek slave of African descent c. 600 BC. The word Aesop means Ethiop in Ancient Greek.
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Mother Goose Giclee Print
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| "Mother Goose" is an archetypal country woman who fusses over her charges and instructs them with fantastic tales. Mother Goose is first mentioned in 1660 by Charles Perrault. |
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Illustrations of Fairy Stories, the Majority of Charles Perrault, Giclee Print
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| Charles Perrault, in adapting early folk tales, laid the foundations for the fairy tale genre in a book subtitled "Tales of Mother Goose". His works include Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and Bluebeard. |
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Sandman Rhymes Poster
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Nursery rhymes are traditional songs or poems taught to young children to instill skills such as counting or associating a sound with an animal.
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'Struwwelpeter' by Heinrich Hoffmann (1845), Illustration by Pierre L'Ebouriffe for the French translation, Giclee Print-
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| Strewwelpeter, or Slovenly Peter, was a popular children's book written by a father wanting a picture book for his son. The "junk opera", Shockheaded Peter, is based on Struwwelpeter. |
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Till Eulenspiegel was a trickster, or fool, from German folklore who played practical jokes.
Richard Strauss wrote a tone poem based on the "Merry Pranks" of Till Eulenspiegel.
• Till Eulenspiegel: His Adventures (paperback)
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Classic Children’s Authors -
Hans Christian Andersen
Wall Poster
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• more Hans Christian Andersen posters
• more Classic Children's Authors posters
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Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, Giclee Print
b. 1785 & 1786; Germany
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• Grimms' Tales for Young and Old: The Complete Stories
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| The Brothers Grimm were German professors best known for their publication of fairy and folk tales collected as they did their linguistic research on how sounds in words shift over time. |
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The Witch Baba Yaga, Illustration from the Story of 'Vassilissa the Beautiful', Russian Folk Tale, 1902, Giclee Print
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• Russia posters
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| Folklore is the oral and narrative tradiitons of a culture and includes proverbs, jokes, and tales. The study of folklore can identify religious and mythic elements that help recognize the interconnectedness between what otherwise appear to be total separate societies. |
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Peter Pan, The Lost Boys, Giclee Print, Alice B. Woodward, Illustrator
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• more women artists posters
• Maude Adams as Peter Pan
• Pauline Chase, actress noted for her characterization of Peter Pan.
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| J. M. Barrie, Scottish author and dramatist, is best remembered for inventing Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up. |
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Peter Rabbit, Art Print
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• more Beatrix Potter posters
• more Great Britain posters
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Alice plays croquet with the Flamingo, Giclee Print
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• more Lewis Carroll posters
• more bird posters
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Voices of Diversity -
Zora Neale Hurston Wall Poster
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• more Voices of Diversity Posters
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| Zora Neale Hurston studied anthropology with Franz Boaz and collected materials related to the customs, traditional beliefs, legends, and sayings of the African American culture. She evolved those studies into two collections of folktales, four novels, an autobiography, a stage play and a number of essays. • more Zora Neale Hurston |
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Dr. Seuss- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (Video Release) Poster-
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• Cat in the Hat poster
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The Little Prince Poster-
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• Antoine de Saint-Expuery photo
• The Little Prince
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Winnie The Pooh, Stand-Up
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• A. A. Milne, Scottish born author
• Winnie the Pooh
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