Boys And Girls Forever - Hardcover

Lurie, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0701175192 ISBN 13: 9780701175191

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 2003

Synopsis

It often seems that the most gifted authors of books for children are not like other writers: instead, in some essential way, they are children themselves. E. Nesbit devoted weeks to building a toy town out of kitchenware. James Barrie spent his holidays playing pirates and Indians with the four Davies boys. Laurent deBrunhoff, who continued his father's Babar series, is still climbing trees at the age of 70. Beatrix Potter preferred the company of animals and pets to that of eligible young dancing partners at balls. In these fascinating studies, Alison Lurie's subjects range from what fairy tales teach us, to children's games and poetry by and for children, from book illustrators to enchanted forests and secret gardens in children's literature.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A collection of beautiful, brilliant and entertaining pieces about children's literature, ranging from Little Women to Harry Potter, from Dr Seuss to Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories.

About the Author:

Alison Lurie's books for children include Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales and The Heavenly Zoo. She is the author of a number of much admired adult novels, including The War Between the Tates and Last Resort. Alison Lurie is a winner of the Prix Femina Etranger for The Truth About Lorin Jones and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for Foreign Affairs. She divides her time between the USA and London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0701175192
• ISBN 13: 9780701175191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240