Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature
In sixteen spirited essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie, who is also one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators, explores the world of children's literaturefrom Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, Mark Twain to Beatrix Potterand shows that the best-loved children's books tend to challenge rather than uphold respectable adult values.
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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature
In sixteen spirited essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie, who is also one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators, explores the world of children's literaturefrom Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, Mark Twain to Beatrix Potterand shows that the best-loved children's books tend to challenge rather than uphold respectable adult values.
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ISBN-13: | 9780316246255 |
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Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date: | 07/20/1998 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) |
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