Abe Books has just announced to book dealers that they will soon be taking an 8% commission on all shipping rates. Their reasoning is that it will help keep shipping charges down. This does not make sense to my 7 year old friend. He asks, “How can an increase lower the rate?” hmmmm…
The early 20th Century saw the first of what can be considered the modern children’s picture book. The books were short, the words relatively few, and the illustrations advanced the story instead of merely illustrating the text. Whether it was Peter Rabbit squeezing himself under Mr. McGregor’s fence or poor Pooh being thumped on the … Read more
