Pipers at the gates of dawn : the wisdom of children's literature / Jonathan Cott

Author: Cott, Jonathan
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1985.
Copyright Date: ©1983
Edition: 1st McGraw-Hill pbk. ed.
Physical Description: xxiii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

Good Dr. Seuss -- Maurice Sendak: king of all the wild things -- William Steig and his path -- Happy childhoods of Pippi Longstocking and Astrid Lindgren -- Chinua Achebe: at the crossroads -- Wisdom of Mary Poppins: afternoon tea with P.L. Travers -- When the voices of children are heard on the green: Iona and Peter Opie.

Subject(s)

Children's literature—History and criticism
Children—Books and reading
Children's literature

Genre(s)

Criticism, interpretation, etc

ISBN

0070132208 (pbk.)
9780070132207 (pbk.)

Note

Description based on surrogate.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index.

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