Other works of this period include ibrahim khan's Chheleder Shahnama (1922), habibur rahman's Hasir Galpa(1917), kazi imdadul huq's Kamarer Kanda (1919), muhammad wajed ali's Sindabad Saodagarer Galpa (1922), Bande Ali Mia's Chor Jamai (1929), Meghkumari (1932), Javgler Khabar (1934), and Jangler Raja (1937), Mohammad Modabber's Hirer Phul (1931), abul kalam shamsuddin's Kachipata (1932), and habibullah bahar chowdhury's Omar Faruq (1931). mohammad yakub ali chowdhury's Nurnabi (1918), about the Prophet muhammad (Sm), falls into the category of edifying, rather than entertaining, books. Several magazines for children were also published during this period, including Mukul, Prakrti (1907), Sandesh (1914), Mauchak (1328), Shishu Sathi (1329), Khoka Khuku (1330), Shuktara, Tapur Tupur. Works such as Dakshina Ranjan's Thakurmar Jhuli (1908), Hemendra Prasad's Asadhe Galpa (1901), Jogindranath Sarkar's Hasirashi (1902), Upendra Kishore's Tuntunir Bai (1910), asutosh mookerjee's Bhut Petni (1909), Sukumar Roy's Abol Tabol (1923), Pagla Dashu and Abak Jalpan, Sukhalata Rao's Galper Bai (1913) and Kazi Nazrul Islam's Jhinge Phul (1945) are delightful writings for children. Other writers who contributed in this vein were upendra kishore roychowdhury (1863-1915), sukumar roy (1887-1923), dakshinaranjan mitra majumder (1877-1957), kazi nazrul islam (1898-1976), abanindranath tagore (1871-1951), bande ali mia (1806-1971). Before him children's literature had been basically instructive, edifying, and ethical in nature, but with him it became entertaining. Rabindranath tagore's writings made a turning point in the history of children's literature. The magazine Balak, edited by swarna kumari devi (1855-1932), was one of the first magazines written with children in mind. Other writers who contributed to children's literature were iswar chandra vidyasagar (1820-1891) with Bodhodaya (1851), varna parichay (1885), Kathamala (1856), Charitavali (1856), and Akhyanmavjari (1863), akshay kumar datta (1820-1886) with Charupath (3 volumes, 1855-1859), and madanmohan tarkalankar (1817-1858) with Shishushiksa (3 volumes, 1850-1855).
Nevertheless, it has become the first Bangla book of this genre. Consisting of eighteen didactic stories, Nitikatha was meant to be used as a textbook and was not written with children in mind. Nitikatha, published by the calcutta school-book society in 1818, marked the beginning of children's literature in Bangla. For example, Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe, which are read more by children than by adults, were originally written for an adult audience. However, all works that are included as children's literature were not always written for children. Famous western books for children include Alice in the Wonderland and Treasure Island. It appeals to the imagination with tales of fantastic journeys and adventures or stories of fairies, witches and ogres. Children's literature is marked by linguistic simplicity, plenty of colourful pictures. Children's Literature may be defined as literature composed for young readers and consisting of instructive and interesting stories, rhymes, and poems.