Ted and Nina Go to the Grocery Store
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Ted and Nina Go to the Grocery Store is a 1935 children's story book written and illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli
. Although de Angeli had previously illustrated books and stories for other authors, this was her first work as both author and illustrator. That she should compose such a book had been suggested by editor Helen Ferris of the Junior Literary Guild
: "I have been getting letters asking for books suitable for very young readers - something they can read to themselves in the first grade. Why don't you write one? . . . Take a subject familiar to most children, say, a trip to the grocery store or some other everyday adventure."
Both text and illustrations of Ted and Nina Go to the Grocery Store can be found online in this digital story book.
Marguerite de Angeli later won the Newbery Medal
for excellence in American
children's literature
for another book, her 1950 The Door in the Wall
. Helen Ferris later shared authorship with Eleanor Roosevelt
in their Partners: The United Nations and Youth.
Marguerite de Angeli
Marguerite de Angeli was a bestselling author and illustrator of children's books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall...
. Although de Angeli had previously illustrated books and stories for other authors, this was her first work as both author and illustrator. That she should compose such a book had been suggested by editor Helen Ferris of the Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild
The Junior Literary Guild was the name of a commercial book club devoted to juvenile literature that has become the contemporary Junior Library Guild. It was created in 1929 as one of the enterprises of the Literary Guild, which was an adult book club created in 1927 by Samuel W. Craig and Harold...
: "I have been getting letters asking for books suitable for very young readers - something they can read to themselves in the first grade. Why don't you write one? . . . Take a subject familiar to most children, say, a trip to the grocery store or some other everyday adventure."
Both text and illustrations of Ted and Nina Go to the Grocery Store can be found online in this digital story book.
Marguerite de Angeli later won the Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
for excellence in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
for another book, her 1950 The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall is a 1949 novel by Marguerite de Angeli that received the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1950.-Plot summary:...
. Helen Ferris later shared authorship with Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...
in their Partners: The United Nations and Youth.