false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257178682m/1135137.jpg 1135137 1 <P>In this engaging and reflective essay, Jerry Griswold examines the unique qualities of childhood experience and their reappearance as frequent themes in children's literature. Surveying dozens of classic and popular works for the young -- from Heidi and The Wizard of Oz to Beatrix Potter and Harry Potter -- Griswold demonstrates how great children's writers succeed because of their uncanny ability to remember what it feels like to be a kid: playing under tables, shivering in bed on a scary night, arranging miniature worlds with toys, zooming around as caped superheroes, listening to dolls talk. </P><P>No softheaded discussion of kids' "cute" convictions nor a developmentally-focused critique of their "immature" beliefs, Feeling Like a Kid boldly and honestly identifies the ways in which the young think and see the world in a manner different from that of adults. Written by a leading scholar, prize-winning author, and frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, this extensively illustrated book will fascinate general readers as well as all those who study childhood and children's literature.</P> 1122371 book 17 11 2006 Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature total:21|5:2|4:13|3:3|2:3|1:0| 21 77 29 9 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 15:52:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 08:44:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 13:43:35 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 13:46:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 20:17:20 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:13:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 10:30:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 08:28:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 06 13:20:30 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 07:48:47 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:26:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:44:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 21 14:40:26 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 10 17:42:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 19:37:46 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 18:45:51 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 05:04:24 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 05:04:34 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Nov 05 04:03:52 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 04:03:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 08:18:19 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:18:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 06:25:55 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 06:25:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 05:25:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 05:25:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 22:04:32 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 22:04:38 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Aug 04 19:51:41 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:45:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 11:59:06 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:59:06 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Aug 18 10:46:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 10:28:48 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:46:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 03 08:00:39 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 08:00:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 06 12:07:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 12:07:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 06:38:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 06:38:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1135137