Figure 1.--Books with Biblical theme were an especially importnt choice for children. This illustration by Harry G. Theaker is from "Children's Stories from the Bible" as retold by Blanche Winder. The illustrations are a wonderful example of fine illustrations of biblical themes. Whilst there is no publishing date, this book has a signature of the original owner, Dorothy Street, and is dated 1931. It is printed by Ward, Lock & Co, Ltd. Image courtesy of the AM collection. |
Early non-fiction books were published about biographies, geography, and history. Books with Biblical themes were especially popular. Some parents even restricted their children primarily to Biblical stories.Adavances in color lithography make attractic books with color prints inceasinly feasible for childrn's books. After World War I (1914-18) we note books on science and technology and sports. Books on sports were amuch more loy key approach than is the case for modern sport books. Even as late as the 1950s we note sport's books that put boys from exclusive private schools on the front cover rather than sports stars. There was a relatively compartively limited range of these books until well after World War II when non-fictions books on an increasingly wide range of topics began to appear.
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