Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature

Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature - Paperback

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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature - Paperback

Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature - Paperback

by Alison Lurie
$23.02
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Book Overview

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 literature--from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, Mark Twain to Beatrix Potter--and shows that the best-loved children's books tend to challenge rather than uphold respectable adult values.
ISBN9780316246255
Author Alison Lurie
PublisherBack Bay Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2004
LanguageENG- English
Pages256
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature - Paperback

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About Alison Lurie

Alison Lurie is the author of many highly praised novels, including The War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones (Prix Femina Etranger), and Foreign Affairs (Pulitzer Prize for fiction). Her most recent book was Familiar Spirits. She teaches writing, folklore, and literature at Cornell University.

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