A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month August 2019
Award winning author Katherine Rundell is as passionate about reading children’s books as she is about writing them. In this brief but perfectly structured handbook she encourages all readers to think about the particular qualities of children’s books and about the special experience of reading as a child – which she remembers clearly.
Drawing on her deep knowledge of children’s stories and supporting her arguments with endorsing quotes from writers of all kinds she sets out her defence of the book’s title in brief sections. She is as much at home in the factual – ‘On how children’s fiction came to be’ and ‘On children’s fiction today’ as the more personal which reflect her own views including ‘On wild hunger and heroic optimism’ and ‘The galvanic kick of children’s books’.
“W.H. Auden, in an essay on Lewis Carroll: ‘There are good books which are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books which are only for children.’ I am absolutely not suggesting adults read only, or even primarily, children’s fiction. Just that there are some times in life when it might be the only thing that will do.”
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“W.H. Auden, in an essay on Lewis Carroll: ‘There are good books which are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books which are only for children.’ I am absolutely not suggesting adults read only, or even primarily, children’s fiction.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise features in the following genres: Books for Teachers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Featured Books for Young Adults
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Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise was written by Katherine Rundell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise has 62 pages
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