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What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grownups from Children's Books
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 228 Ratings and 41 Reviews

Book Description
A collection of over three hundred quotations from the best-loved children's books of all time, What the Dormouse Said brings together the wit and wisdom of such classics as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Eloise, Goodnight Moon, and many others. Organized around twenty-one topics-courage and faith, love and friendship-these lines remind weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they le... More
Book Information
PublisherAlgonquin Books
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages146
ISBN-101565122410
ISBN-13978-1565122413
Publication Date01/10/1999
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About Amy Gash (Compiler) : Amy Gash is a published compiler. Published credits of Amy Gash include What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books.
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About Judith Viorst (Compiler, Foreword) : Judith Viorst is a published author and a compiler of children's books. Some of the published credits of Judith Viorst include Nobody Here but Me, Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Te... more
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About Pierre Le-Tan (Compiler, Illustrator) : Pierre Le-Tan is a published author, compiler, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Pierre Le-Tan include Puss in Boots (Rabbit Ears: A Classic Tale), What the Dorm... more
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