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What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books
This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Eloise, Sounder, Number the Stars, and Goodnight Moon, organized by topic, among them Accepta...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
October 1st 2004
by Algonquin Books
(first published 1999)
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Children’s books are often dismissed as a lesser form of literature when compared to books aimed at adult audiences. However, children’s literature often contains universal truths that can benefit readers of all ages.
What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children’s Books, is a charming collection of literary quotations. Amy Gash first became interested in children’s books after the birth of her son. She began to seek out good children’s books after her son was old enough to request...more
What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children’s Books, is a charming collection of literary quotations. Amy Gash first became interested in children’s books after the birth of her son. She began to seek out good children’s books after her son was old enough to request...more
What's not to love here? As someone who has read most of the books Gash has quoted from, it was the literary equivalent of being gifted with milky cocoa and homemade oatmeal cookies. So satisfying to be reminded epigrammatically about what's really important in the world, both then and now. A lovely comforting collection of almost truths! A little gem.
A wonderful collection of quotes (some from children's books from before my time) that adults really do need to remember! Great book if you are a quote addict like me!
Words of wisdom from children's books containing witty and inspirational quotes. It's a good resource for my classroom because the reading program I use is based on themes such as kindness and courage, and I can use the quotations from these books for my concept board.
One of my favorite reference books of all time! This is a fun book to browse.
My source for wisdom when the world gets far too confusing to bear.
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Good children's book! Very nice and entertaining!
I need to read more Children's books!
Dec 29, 2007
Susan
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children's book lovers
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adult-nonfiction
Great gift for a children's librarian, writer, teacher, and the like. Infuriating for those of us who are life long quote collectors and lovers of children's books that we didn't think of it first.
Oh, I love this book. It's an invaluable resource for all sorts of things : )
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