Miss Moore Thought Otherwise

How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

By: Jan Pinborough, Debby Atwell (Illustrator)

Hardcover | 5 March 2013

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Libraries were not always open to the public and free as they are today. The very idea of a children's library didn't exist until the late 19th century. It was Anne Carroll Moore who helped transform the library from a place where children were routinely turned away to a place with a room of their own--a joyfully decorated room with chairs their size, art by children's book illustrators, and windows with low seats. Most important of all, Anne Carroll Moore fought for children's borrowing privileges and filled her library shelves with hundreds and hundreds of the best children's books in many different languages.

Vibrantly illustrated with Debby Atwell's American folk art, this inspiring story invites children into the world of the first Children's room in the New York Public Library and introduces them to one of America's most accomplished and influential women.

Industry Reviews

"This makes an ideal addition to women's history units."
--Booklist

"A must for school and public libraries and those who love them."
--Kirkus

"[An] easygoing picture-book biography."
--Horn Book

"A concise, breezy chronology. Atwell's folk-art style acrylics capture a sense of history in the making, as well as the book's themes of excitement and change."
--Publishers Weekly

"Atwell's cheery, doll-like figures and joyful colors are a good match for the woman who insisted that children's library space should be vibrant and stimulating."
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books --

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