A Little Pretty Pocket-BookAuthor: John Newbery Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967 Condition: Hardcover with wrapped dust jacket, yellowed dust jacket, foxing on edges, some pages torn off, interior clean First published in 1744, this is generally considered the first children's book and consists of simple rhymes for each of the letters of the alphabet. With an introduction by M. F. Thwaite and a fascimile reproduction of the 1767 version.