 Crowell-Collier Press was a hardcover publisher started in 1962 with a focus on adult nonfiction and children's books.The children's series, the Modern Masters Books for Children, was edited by anthologist Louis Untermeyer and included picture books by Robert Graves ("The Big Green Book"), Shirley Jackson ("9 Magic Wishes") and Phyllis McGinley ("The B Book").The books were created using a controlled vocabulary of fewer than 800 words created by elementary educators.