Children’s Books Suggested as Holiday Gifts: On Exhibition in the Central Children’s Room

New York, NY: The New York Public Library, 1957. Item #1553

47 pages; 21 cm. Softcover. Printed wrappers in salmon paper. Stapled binding. Some edge toning and minor water staining along the fore-edge and the first and last few leaves.

A mid-century example of the New York Public Library’s bibliographic outreach and public service programming for children’s literature. Highlights the library’s role in shaping literary taste and providing guidance to parents, educators, and young readers through curated annual book lists. Annual annotated catalog of children’s books exhibited in the Central Children’s Room of the New York Public Library, featuring selections recommended as holiday gifts. Titles are organized by genre and publication date, with bibliographic data, publisher, price, and evaluative commentary. Includes a final “Author and Title Check List.” Held in November and December 1957 at the Central Children’s Room, NYPL. The exhibition continued a forty-seven-year tradition of presenting both new releases and enduring children’s classics in their best available editions.

Price: $25.00