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Pipers at the gates of dawn : the wisdom of children's literature / Jonathan Cott ; foreword by Maria Popova.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2020Edition: First University of Minnesota Press editionDescription: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781517909321
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809/.89282 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1009 .A1 C667 2020
Contents:
The good Dr. Seuss -- Maurice Sendak: king of all the wild things -- William Steig and his path -- The happy childhoods of Pippi Longstocking and Astrid Lindgren -- Chinua Achebe: at the crossroads -- The wisdom of Mary Poppins: afternoon tea with P. L. Travers -- When the voices of children are heard on the green: Iona and Peter Opie.
Summary: "Jonathan Cott's reflections and conversations with six celebrated children's authors"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PN1009 .A1 C667 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001499101

First published in 1981 by Random House.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The good Dr. Seuss -- Maurice Sendak: king of all the wild things -- William Steig and his path -- The happy childhoods of Pippi Longstocking and Astrid Lindgren -- Chinua Achebe: at the crossroads -- The wisdom of Mary Poppins: afternoon tea with P. L. Travers -- When the voices of children are heard on the green: Iona and Peter Opie.

"Jonathan Cott's reflections and conversations with six celebrated children's authors"-- Provided by publisher.

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