Who composed the first illustrated children's book?

Correct answer: John Amos Comenius

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What people think about it: 8 Comments
Martushka
Martushka
Very interesting!
CyanJaguar62
CyanJaguar62
Wow. I worked in libraries for 40 years, starting out in the Children's department and never knew this. Thanks!
little b
little b
I've got a sports ⚽ person called John
Yessum
Yessum
The other authors were way too modern. They should have thrown in older children’s authors such as Hans Christian Andersen.
Castra
Castra
arohanui, The description did give some information about Comenius
arohanui
arohanui
some information about Comenius would have been appreciated
J
J
Picture books are essential reading especially for Children that have SEN, I often think that it would be horrible to suffer being unable to read so if you can follow pictures and read signs it could help immensely, reading has enlightened and inspired people for generations and with the help of others children and adults of all ages, cultures and gender can learn and go on to do amazing things.
Amaria
Amaria
And education departments think they’re introducing something new every time some expert comes up with a theory about “teaching based in gradual development from simple to more comprehensive concepts, lifelong learning with a focus on logical thinking over dull memorization, equal opportunity for impoverished children, education for women, and universal and practical instruction.”