Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature

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.

Author: Alison Lurie
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 07/01/1998
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780316246255
ISBN10: 0316246255
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Books & Reading
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Fiction | General