ISBN: 9780316246255

In "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups," one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators explores the world of children's literature - from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, from classic fairy … More...

In "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups," one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators explores the world of children's literature - from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, from classic fairy tales to A. A. Milne, from Beatrix Potter to J. R.R. Tolkien - and shows that many of the most enduring books for children share a surprising quality: they challenge rather than uphold respectable adult values. | Don't Tell The Grown-ups: The Subversive Power Of Children's Literature by Alison Lurie Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory P10106, Alison Lurie<

ISBN: 9780316246255

In "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups," one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators explores the world of children's literature - from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, from classic fairy … More...

In "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups," one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators explores the world of children's literature - from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, from classic fairy tales to A. A. Milne, from Beatrix Potter to J. R.R. Tolkien - and shows that many of the most enduring books for children share a surprising quality: they challenge rather than uphold respectable adult values. | Don't Tell The Grown-ups: The Subversive Power Of Children's Literature Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory P10106, Back Bay Books<

1998, ISBN: 9780316246255

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 literatur… More...

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. Buch (fremdspr.) Alison Lurie Taschenbuch, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 01.07.1998, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1998<

ISBN: 9780316246255

In "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups," one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators explores the world of children's literature -- from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, from cla… More...

In "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups," one of our wittiest and most astute cultural commentators explores the world of children's literature -- from Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss, from classic fairy tales to A.A. Milne, from Beatrix Potter to J.R.R. Tolkien -- and shows that many of the most enduring books for children share a surprising quality: they challenge rather than uphold respectable adult values. Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory List_Books, [PU: Little, Brown]<