My Book House

'My Book House: The Latch Key' serves as the essential companion and guide to the renowned 'My Book House' series, a cornerstone of early 20th-century children’s literature curated by Olive Beaupré Miller. This volume acts as a bridge for young readers and parents alike, providing deep insights into the vast world of stories, poems, and legends contained within the expansive collection.The work functions as a comprehensive index and biographical dictionary, offering fascinating glimpses into the lives of the authors, poets, and illustrators who contributed to the series. Beyond simple reference material, 'The Latch Key' provides historical context and educational background for the global folklore and classical tales featured in the preceding volumes. It emphasizes the importance of literature in a child’s development, guiding readers through the moral and imaginative landscapes of the set.By organizing the wealth of material found in the series, this volume helps unlock the educational potential of the stories. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of children’s publishing, the art of storytelling, or the pedagogical methods used to introduce classic literature to young minds. Miller’s dedication to quality and character-building shines through in this meticulously organized key to her landmark anthology.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.