
Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman is a noted contributor to Encyclopaedia Britannica online. Read Britannica's biography of Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman was a member of the Encyclopædia Britannica Board of Editors and Chief Editorial Adviser of the Book-of-the-Month Club. He was also Advisory Editor of Cricket: The Children's Magazine. His books include The Lifetime Reading Plan and many others.
photograph: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Children’s literature, the body of written works and accompanying illustrations produced in order to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy-to-read stories written exclusively for…
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