title: The Best Children's Literature (Parent's Guide series)
author:  Ellen Trachtenberg 
description: A comprehensive, well-organized and practical guide to first-rate children's literature for all ages. -- <i>Laura Backes, publisher of Children's Book Insider</i><br /><br />Ellen Trachtenberg has organized classic and modern children's books into a well-researched, easy-to-understand format to help parents select books. -- <i>Marge Eberts,</i><br /><br />I highly recommend A Parent's Guide to the Best Children's Literature by Ellen Trachtenberg. -- <i>Alice R. McCarthy, Ph.D., Publisher of Healthy Newsletters</i><br /><br />This book is a great resource. -- <i>Kelly Robinson, Free Spirit Publishing</i><br /><br />This book is an essential resource for parents who want to share the joy of reading with their child. -- <i>Donna Smith, Senior Editor of Baby Years Magazine</i>
zlib_text: _Copyright_
  
  Copyright © 2010 by Seth Grahame-Smith
  
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  First eBook Edition: March 2010
  
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  ISBN: 978-0-446-57185-2
  
   _For Erin and Joshua._
  
  CONTENTS
  
  >  _Copyright_
  
  >  _Facts_
  
  >  _Introduction_
  
   **PART I:** ** _Boy_**
  
   _1\. Exceptional Child_
  
   _2\. Two Stories_
  
   _3\. Henry_
  
   _4\. A Truth Too Terrible_
  
   **PA