![]() She went to Gray with her ideas and he hired her to create the characters for the stories. Sharp was convinced that if children could identify with the characters in stories and pictures they would learn to read better, especially if the words they were reading were familiar to them. Gray, an editor and reading authority for Scott Foresman and Company’s Elson Readers. The concepts for Dick and Jane were developed in 1927 through a collaboration between Zerna Sharp, a reading consultant for Scott Foresman, and William S. It should be no surprise then that I still hold the Dick and Jane readers in reverence. Little Wonder Books were my sleeping companions rather than stuffed animals and toys. My parents used to tell me that I would take my books to bed with me. The Dick and Jane Basic Readers from the King Collection hold a special place in my heart. Books from the Edgar and Faith King Juvenile Literature Collection frequently trigger pleasant memories from my childhood. ![]()
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