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published
November 17th 2006
by The Johns Hopkins University Press
binding
Hardcover, 160 pages
isbn
0801885175
(isbn13: 9780801885174)
description
In this engaging and reflective essay, Jerry Griswold examines the unique qualities of childhood experience and their reappearance as frequent themes
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Read in January, 2009
Jerry Griswold explores the unique qualities of childhood experience and the ways in which they reappear as frequent themes in children's literature. The themes include: snugness, scariness, smallness, lightness, and aliveness. "There should therefore be a time in adult life devoted to revisiting the most important books of our youth Even if the books have remained the same,...we have most certainly changed, adn our encounter with them will be a new thing" (Italo Calvino, The Uses of L...more
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An easy read book with wonderful classic illustrations - outlines 5 themes in children's literature - snugness, scariness, lightness...
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Great for professionals working with children's literature, kids, or simply if you are reminiscent of the feeling you had when you were a child reading. Examines the way that successful children's literature emotionally resonates with children. Beautifully constructed, from the feel and cut of the paper to the cover and page design.
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Read in July, 2007
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adults who enjoy reading children's books
Really interesting examination of children's literature through 5 themes that recur throughout children's book. Very very quick read too, which is always nice. Love how beautiful this book is -- the design and the lovely illustrations throughout really made this book.
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Read in April, 2007
Smiles all through the book, read this in an hour. It divides into themes that we as a child experienced and why books scare us as a child. Books that made us dream big, books that made us feel snuggly, etc.
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