Special Announcements by Craig Stark #154, 21 March 2011

Stan Zielinski returns this week with his Part II of "The Top 100 Collectible Children's Books" - a multi-part series that attempts not only to name the top 100 but also to offer a rationale for choosing them. The former requires at least some courage, the latter rather more, I'd say, but even the attempt produces an intriguing result, agree with it or not, if for no other reason than it demands a discussion of what makes some books intensely collectible and others less so. Today, Stan offers the remaining 75 titles, along with some commentary. Stay tuned for Parts III and IV in the coming weeks.

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