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Don't Tell the Grown-ups: Subversive Children's Literature

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4 out of 5
Based on 360 Ratings and 49 Reviews

Book Description
In this witty collection of essays, Alison Lurie considers authors such as A.A.Milne, E.Nesbit, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R.Tolkien, and demonstrates that their enduring quality lies partly in the way they satirize adult society and speak with subversive directness to the imagination of the young reader. Together with fairy tales, rhymes and jokes, their stories provide a more... More
Book Information
PublisherBloomsbury USA Children's Books
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages248
ISBN-100747506035
ISBN-13978-0747506034
Publication Date05/24/1990
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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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