Miss Moore thought otherwise

Pinborough, Jan

Miss Moore thought otherwise how Anne Carroll Moore created libraries for children written by Jan Pinborough ; illustrated by Debby Atwell - Boston Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013 - [39] p. ill. (chiefly col.)

Once upon a time, American children couldn't borrow library books. Reading was not all that important for children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise! This is the true story of how Miss Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library, a bright, warm room filled with artwork, window seats, and most important of all, borrowing privileges to the world's best children's books in many different languages.

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Moore, Anne Carroll


New York Public Library


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