First child’s book is a picture book. Although, Jan Amos Komensky who in 1658 published a work in Latin language Orbis sensualium pictus (The Visible World in Pictures) is most often mentioned as the originator of children’s picture books aimed for educating adults and children.
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Europa 2010 – Spain
May 6th, 2010 
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786 viewsTo stimulate the imagination, broaden vocabulary, recognize images and associate them to word forms are some of the aims of children’s books. Education and formation of society is inevitably linked to child reading which in the last century has boosted with an extensive publishing production.
Europa 2010 – Children´s books – Island
May 6th, 2010 srmodh 1,196 viewsIsland post issued a set of stamp on the theme of the Europa stamps children‘s books. The stamp motifs are based on two Icelandic children‘s books: “The Fate of the Gods“ and “Good Evening“.
Europa 2010 – Germany
May 6th, 2010 srmodh 880 viewsDeutsche post issued a postage stamp featuring Lesender Teddy Bear, as the stamp for Europa 2010. Zampino is a very curious teddy bear who has been through many adventures. He lives in the small Annalina. When they come to school, she met with him reading and discovered the wonderful world of letters, words, sentences and [...]
Europa – Children’s Books – Ireland
May 6th, 2010 srmodh 928 viewsAn Irish Post issued two stamps based on the theme of Children’s Books, the chosen topic for this year’s Europa series. The books selected for this issue were The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde and Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, both of whom are much-loved and renowned authors in Ireland and internationally.
Europa 2010 – Italy
May 6th, 2010 srmodh 795 viewsItaly post will issue a set of two commemorative stamps of Europa 2010: children’s books.
