{"product_id":"9781421446806-feeling-like-a-kid","title":"Feeling Like a Kid","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChildhood and Children's Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively and illustrated inquiry of how children's literature reflects the curious mind of a child—now available in paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutstanding Academic Title for 2007, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging book, Jerry Griswold examines the unique qualities of childhood experience and their reappearance as frequent themes in children's literature. Surveying dozens of classic and popular works for the young—from \u003ci\u003eHeidi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e to Beatrix Potter and \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e—Griswold demonstrates how great children's writers succeed because of their uncanny ability to remember what it feels like to be a kid: playing under tables, shivering in bed on a scary night, arranging miniature worlds with toys, zooming around as caped superheroes, and listening to dolls talk. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeeling Like a Kid\u003c\/i\u003e boldly and honestly identifies the ways in which the young think and see the world in a manner different from that of adults. Written by a leading scholar, prize-winning author, and frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, this extensively illustrated book will fascinate general readers as well as all those who study childhood and children's literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40787115081825,"sku":"9781421446806","price":15.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27873909.jpg?v=1722153016","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781421446806-feeling-like-a-kid","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}