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

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Based on 361 Ratings and 51 Reviews

Book Description
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.
Book Information
PublisherBack Bay Books
BindingPaperback (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages256
ISBN-100316246255
ISBN-13978-0316246255
Publication Date07/20/1998
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About Alison Lurie (Author) : Alison Lurie is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Alison Lurie include Baba Yaga and the Stolen Baby, Clever Gretchen and Oth... more
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