Derivative and Transformative Works
historically than in books for young readers. Popular works begat sequels and
series. Figures from well-known stories, including fairy tales and nursery rhymes,
featured in cheap anonymous works created rapidly by profit-conscious publishers.
Canonical texts, including the Bible, novels, and plays, were simplified, shortened, extracted,
and sanitized. And imitation and parody built on the strengths of already popular books.