Beginnings to the 1890s : Canadian children's books in the imperial era -- The 1890s to the 1950s : 'and whether we are yet a nation' -- The postwar period : creating a children's publishing industry -- The 1970s : developing a children's publishing industry -- The 1980s : the flowering of Canadian children's illustrated books -- The 1990s to the present day : structural challenges and changes -- Children's illustrated books, 1990 to the present day -- Canadian cultural identity, Canadian cultural identities.