The Library of Congress has a collection of books that would make any bookworm turn green with envy. One of their most fascinating collections is their rare children s book library. Visitors can read the books in their entirety from the Library of Congress s online catalog. Here are 11 of our favorites.
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A Apple Pie by Kate Greenaway (1900)
This book by Kate Greenaway was designed to acquaint children with the alphabet. With simple sentences and elaborate drawings,
A Apple Pie is kind of like an old-timey Sesame Street special. The book seems pretty promising as it starts with A apple pie, B bit it, C cut it, until it gets to the last page, where the last six letters are stuffed onto a single page. Spoiler alert: UVWXYZ all had a large slice and went off to bed.