Miffy and her mother and father are taking a vacation - they're going all the way to New York City!

Children's literature comes from a number of different sources-folklore (folk- and fairy tales), books originally for adults and subsequently adapted for children, and material authored specifically for them-and its audience ranges from infants through middle graders to young adults (readers from about 12 to 18 years old). Its forms include picturebooks, pop-up books, anthologies, novels, merchandising tie-ins, novelizations, and multimedia texts, and its genres include adventure stories, drama, science fiction, poetry, and information books. The Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature relates the history of children's literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, books, and genres. Some of the most legendary names in all of literature are covered in this important reference, including Hans Christian Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, and E.B. White.

This second edition takes families on a whirlwind tour of the world's most amazing city with lively reviews of kid-friendly activities and more than 125 restaurants and hotels, always with a family-focus in mind. The author also offers eclectic finds not featured in other guidebooks, such as the best spot to grab a hot dog at Yankee Stadium, where to find the best macaroni and cheese, or where to stay if your child would like a teddy bear tuck-in! Includes pet-friendly hotels, the best playgrounds, shopping tours and insider tips, lots of travel planning details, plus day trips to the surrounding 'burbs and beaches! New edition features more maps, the newest family-friendly restaurants and hotels, more budget tips, and an expanded hard-to-please teen activities and itinerary.QUOTE: "New York City with Kids is a treat from the word go. Wilson has road-tested the Big Apple sites with her son, Alex and offers an encyclopedic--and easy to read--guide to family-friendly hotels ... On a budget? Wilson lists museums with a "pay-as-you-wish" policy, so you can enjoy all of the bling without the ka-ching. She recommends the United Nations gift shop for terrific souvenirs and the New York Gotham Baseball Club for re-enactments of games as they were played in 1864. Filled with insider tips, perfect picks for the pint-sized and great ideas galore, New York City with Kids is a home run!" - Debbi Kickham, Community Newspaper Group (Boston)

In Miffy the Ghost, Miffy dresses up as a ghost and has fun scaring her friends. What happens when her friends find out who the ghost really is?