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Pleasure of picture books: the history of American picture books. Transcript of the ILCL Lecture Series on Children's Literature, 2007 l Transcript of the Lecture Series on Children's Literature l Publications

Contents
ForewordYukiko Saito3
Introductory Notes4
The Early Days of American Picture Books -The predecessors of Wanda GagShin'ichi Yoshida6
Prosperous Years for American Picture Books: Wanda Gag and her contemporaries -The 1920s, 1930s, and during World War ⅡShin'ichi Yoshida27
The Development of American Picture Books -The post-World War II periodOkiko Miyake51
The Maturity of American Picture Books -Maurice Sendak: Part IShin'ichi Yoshida78
Maturity of American Picture Books -Maurice Sendak: Part IIKari Haijima106
A Fantasy World -The Masterful Narrative TechniquesTomomi Fujimoto122
Reference Books on American Picture Books -From the ILCL collectionsTerumi Fukushi150
Introduction of Picture Book GallerySatoko Konuma165
About the Speakers171