{"product_id":"9781568985640","title":"Once Upon a Time: Illustrations from Fairytales, Fables, Primers, Pop-Ups, and Other Children's Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany of our most cherished childhood memories recall the pleasure of sitting in a big comfy chair while a doting parent reads from a lovingly illustrated picture book. \u003ci\u003eJack and the Bean Stalk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003ethe colorful illustrations that decorated the pages of these stories remain forever captured in the minds eye. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time\u003c\/i\u003e reawakens the joys of childhood reading, of seeing a story come alive in words and pictures on the printed pageand in our nascent imaginations. Drawing upon the extraordinary collection of Victorian-era illustrated books amassed by Arthur and Ellen Liman, it presents fairy tales and fables, nursery rhymes, instructional books, juvenile fiction, histories, and manners manuals. Created through a variety of illustration techniques and printing processes, most are beautifully colored. Many are also animated with moveable parts. These striking objects are accompanied by brief texts that place them within their era and illuminate the rise of children's literature in America as a cultural phenomenon related to the growth of literacy, an increase in leisure time, and an understanding of the \"infant mind.\" The moral of this story: learning your ABCs can be a visual pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton Architectural Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055246196976,"sku":"9781568985640","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781568985640_p0.jpg?v=1763792954","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781568985640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}