• They range from Michelangelo’s David and Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to Claude Monet’s Water Lilies and Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait with Monkey.
• The book celebrates contributions of trailblazing women like Artemisia Gentileschi, Berthe Morisot, and Niki de Saint Phalle, as well as influential artists of color such as Faith Ringgold and Anish Kapoor.

• Children will discover intriguing stories about these masterworks, learn about the innovative techniques that made them stand out, and explore the movements they helped define.
• The large, richly detailed illustrations invite young readers to pause and explore, and a helpful timeline provides historic and cultural context.

Blending a history of costume with contemporary fashion, A History of Fashion for Children spans different time periods and cultures to explore why we care about what we wear; how fashion reflects changes in society; who makes our clothes and how; as well as the influence that fabrics, accessories, fashion magazines, and celebrities all have on how we choose to dress ourselves.

Aimed at budding fashionistas, A History of Fashion for Children is an introduction to fashion past and present, and includes reproductions of historic, modern, and contemporary clothes and accessories throughout.

Featuring a chronological walk through fashion styles of the twentieth century, it explores the work of iconic designers including Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, and Rei Kawakubo, among others.

This lively book celebrates fashion for all genders and body types, showcasing fashion’s capacity to express identity, communicate ideas, and reflect the changes in our world.

For ages 7+

'One of the greatest books of the century' - Guardian

'Hiding...where would we hide?... Margot and I started packing our most important belongings into a satchel. The first thing I stuck in was this diary...'

In July 1942 thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, went into hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years Anne vividly describes in her diary the frustrations of living in such confined quarters.

This unabridged, definitive text reveals Anne's innermost thoughts and feelings as she grows up, and provides a deeply moving true-life story that comes to an abrupt and tragic end.

Contains an Afterword, chronology of events and glossary of terms.