This collection brings together works for small children published in Argentina from the 1920s to around 1950. It contains materials produced by three publishers: Atlántida, Editorial Tor, and Águila Saint. In all cases, the works are small-format and printed on cheap newsprint and priced to be affordable to all children. The stories presented in this collection include original works, as well as adaptations of fables, fairy tales, and famous adventure stories. The Águila Saint issues contain games, moral lessons, nature and health facts, and historical and biographical vignettes.

While some of the materials in this collection come from the late 1920s to early 1930s, the bulk come from the 1940s to 1950s, which places them in the so-called Golden Age of Argentine publishing. The works of the three publishers represented in this collection were all very popular in their time and are well-remembered as an important part of childhood by many Argentine adults.

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There are no access restrictions on this collection.