Children looking through window of Magnolia Branch Library, Seattle in 1943Since 1919 the week before Thanksgiving has been designated Children’s Book Week. It is the longest running literacy event in the country.
Beside all the hoopla and events planned across the country Children’s Book Week has always been a showcase for poster art.
Jessie Wilcox Smith did the first poster back in 1919. It was titled More Books in the Home and it was so successful that they used it for five years in a row!
Here is a link to a list of the poster artists and themes since 1919.