Childrens

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.

The Bone Sparrow
The Lost Property Office (Section 13, #1)
The Friendship Experiment
The Charming Life of Izzy Malone
Nothing but Trouble
Give Please a Chance
Waiting for Snow
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Into the Lion's Den (Devlin Quick, #1)
It Is Not Time for Sleeping
The Bossier Baby
Gertrude and Toby Save the Gingerbread Man (Gertrude and Toby #2)
Hap-Pea All Year
The Bear Who Wasn't There

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    Cornelia Funke

    Author of Inkheart

    Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.
    Amanda lovelace is a poetess and storyteller whose words have been shared in her local coffee shop & her tumblr blogs. she currently lives in new jersey with her fiancé. she received her A.A. in english literature from brookdale community college in 2014. as of 2016, she is working toward her B.A. in english literature & sociology at kean university.

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