{"product_id":"childrens-literature-a-readers-history-from-aesop-to-harry-potter-9780226473017","title":"Children's Literature: A Reader's History, from Aesop to Harry Potter","description":"\u003cp\u003eEver since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature \u003c\/i\u003echarts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e to Peter Pan, from \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are \u003c\/i\u003eto Harry Potter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children's literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary book reveals why J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beatrix Potter, and many others, despite their divergent styles and subject matter, have all resonated with generations of readers. \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating quest across centuries, continents, and genres to discover how, and why, we first fall in love with the written word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lerer has accomplished something magical. Unlike the many handbooks to children's literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre. . . . Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Lerer takes his subject seriously without making it dull.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lerer's history reminds us of the wealth of literature written during the past 2,600 years. . . . With his vast and multidimensional knowledge of literature, he underscores the vital role it plays in forming a child's imagination. We are made, he suggests, by the books we read.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are dazzling chapters on John Locke and Empire, and nonsense, and Darwin, but Lerer's most interesting chapter focuses on girls' fiction. . . . A brilliant series of readings.\"--Diane Purkiss, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226473017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.04w x 0.94d","brand":"Seth Lerer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635390095541,"sku":"9780226473017","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c319f61e-bc14-4298-ad1f-93c21c1e5fb5.jpg?v=1645500847","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/childrens-literature-a-readers-history-from-aesop-to-harry-potter-9780226473017","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}