I can read it all by myself: the Beginner Books story

Part 1: The beginner books story

1. A crisis arises (1954)

2. How William and Bennett got their book (1957)

3. The birth of beginner books (1958)

4. I can read it all by myself (1958-1959)

5. The golden age (1960-1962)

6. Phyllis Cerf, will you please go now! (1963-1964)

7. Transition and tragedy (1965-1967)

8. Ted takes over (1968-1974)

9. The end of the line? (1975-1987)

10. A legacy line (1988-2019)

Part 2: The beginner books encyclopedia

The 1950s

The 1960s

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s

The 2000s

The 2010s.