Details e-Book Wild Things
đ¸ Author(s): Bruce Handy
đ¸ Title: Wild Things
đ¸ Rating : 421 from 5 stars ( reviews)
đ¸ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
đ¸ Supported Devices: Android, iOS, MacOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
An irresistible, nostalgic, insightfulâand âconsistently intelligent and funnyâ (The New York Times Book Review)âramble through classic childrenâs literature from Vanity Fair contributing editor (and father of two) Bruce Handy. The dour New England Primer, thought to be the first American childrenâs book, was first published in Boston in 1690. Offering children gems of advice such as âStrive to learnâ and âBe not a dunce,â it was no fun at all. So how did we get from there to âLet the wild rumpus startâ? And now that weâre living in a golden age of childrenâs literature, what can adults get out of reading Where the Wild Things Are and Goodnight Moon, or Charlotteâs Web and Little House on the Prairie? A âdelightful excursionâ (The Wall Street Journal), Wild Things revisits the classics of every American childhood, from fairy tales to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and explores the back stories of their creators, using context and biography to understand how some of the most insightful, creative, and witty authors and illustrators of their times created their often deeply personal masterpieces. Along the way, Handy learns what The Cat in the Hat says about anarchy and absentee parenting, which themes are shared by The Runaway Bunny and Portnoyâs Complaint, and why Ramona Quimby is as true an American icon as Tom Sawyer or Jay Gatsby. Itâs a profound, eye-opening experience to re-encounter books that you once treasured decades ago. A clear-eyed love letter to the greatest childrenâs books and authors from Louisa May Alcott and L. Frank Baum to Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, Mildred D. Taylor, and E.B. White, Wild Things is âa spirited, perceptive, and just outright funny account that will surely leave its readers with a new appreciation for childhood favoritesâ (Publishers Weekly).