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The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.

Virginia Kirkus.
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. More

1926: The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers…

Charlotte’s Web
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers. More

Pushing the Boundaries of Children’s Literature

A 1972 edition of William’s Doll, written by Charlotte Zolotow and illustrated by William Pène Du Bois.
Children’s books explored uncharted territory in the mid-1960s as Harper & Row began to champion boundary-pushing children’s and young adult books. More

1932: Laura Ingalls Wilder publishes Little House in the Big Woods…

Little House in The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Drawings by Helen Sewell. Harper & Brothers Established 1817.
Virginia Kirkus, inaugural department editor of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls, launches Laura Ingalls Wilder with the publication of Little House in the Big Woods. More

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More