A Brief History of Children's Books and Literature | Book Riot

Writers, readers, and critics have argued on subjects such as whether age boundaries are actually helpful, whether children%u2019s stories should teach a lesson or just be entertaining, and whether it%u2019s appropriate for children%u2019s books to deal with dark or unsettling topics. It%u2019s perhaps unusual that such a huge amount of debate exists around what is one of the more recent areas of literature.