Robert Childress took over as illustrator in the 1950s and Richard Wiley was the creator of the 1960s images. Gray and Zerna Sharp were the authors of the popular books and artists Eleanor Campbell and Keith Ward created the illustrations. The method used in these books was to learn by repetition, taking in the whole word, and allowed the new reader to become comfortable with simple phrases such as '“Look look,” said Sally'.
Children proudly took them home for practise - nestled within a cardboard protector held in place with a piece of string. Young children practised their readers, becoming proficient and then progressed to the next book. The Dick and Jane readers were used to teach reading from Grade Prep. Interestingly, Spot was originally a cat in the 1930s, but the character was changed to a dog in later editions. If you went through the Victorian Public School system between 1930s and 1970s the words Dick and Jane or “See Spot Run” may conjure up sentimental feelings.Ĭhildren learning to read for the first time became familiar with the main characters in the Dick and Jane readers: children Dick and Jane, Baby Sally, Spot the dog, Puff the cat and Tim the Teddy Bear.
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