How did very tales come to be, to simplify it the origins of children 's literature? In the eighteen century books were written to entertain grown-ups, not children. Although some of the books children …show more content…
He had made the pages colorful to grab their attention make it small like their tiny little hands and neat but the biggest selling point was it was published in two different covers one was sold with a ball and the other with a pincushion. He basically tried to sell his books by adding a toy for boys and girls to buy. The cover was targeted it for different genders that appeal to their eyes to buy. Many believe John Newbery was called the father of children 's literature because he could show and succeed in selling and publishing children 's books. He thought children 's books could be a commercial success. Many cannot explain the reason for children 's literature taking off so much, many believe John Newbery had planned a part in children 's literature success. Other 's believed it could have been because the size of the middle class was growing, the way the children 's books were written or the structural factor of it could have been the reason for the rise of children 's …show more content…
One story is about Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the story goes Visalia 's father remarried to give Vasilisa a mother when he felt sick and died she was left under the care of her evil stepmother and sister. Her stepmother had made Vasilisa do chores all day and night to get her through her miserable life she had a special doll her mother made for her when she was little. Every time she felt sad or need it someone to talk to she would speak to the doll, she made sure her special doll was hidden away from her evil stepmother. One day the stepmother cast a spell to make all the lights go away it backed fired and made every light be dim. She commands Vasilisa to go to Baba Yaga house and ask for a candle, Vasilisa is scared because everyone knows the story of Baba Yaga at which that once you encounter her you never return. She talked to her doll and told her she didn 't want to go because she was scared she would never return her doll told her not to worry and to go. She set out in the middle of the night for her long journey across the forest to Baba Yaga 's house, it took a whole day to finally reach the house. Upon crossing the forest, she encountered three different knights one red, one black and one white thanks to her doll that glowed she could see where she was going. Finally arriving at Baba Yaga 's house she noticed bones her heard someone coming and hid in the bushes at