Cott, Jonathan, <br/><br/>
Pipers at the gates of dawn :  the wisdom of children's literature / 
Jonathan Cott ; foreword by Maria Popova. 
 - First University of Minnesota Press edition. 
 - pages cm 
<br/><br/> First published in 1981 by Random House. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "Jonathan Cott's reflections and conversations with six celebrated children's authors"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781517909321 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019054568 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children's literature--History and criticism.<br/>Children--Books and reading.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1009 .A1  / C667 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>809/.89282