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Boys and girls forever : children's classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter / Alison Lurie.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lurie, Alison.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2003.
Subjects:
Andersen, H. C. > (Hans Christian), > 1805-1875 > Criticism and interpretation.
Andersen, Hans Christian, > 1805-1875 > Critique et interprâetation.
Children's stories, English > History and criticism.
Children's stories, American > History and criticism.
Children > Books and reading > English-speaking countries.
Histoires pour enfants anglaises > Histoire et critique.
Histoires pour enfants amâericaines > Histoire et critique.
Enfants > Livres et lecture > Pays anglophones.
Table of Contents:
  • The underduckling : Hans Christian Andersen
  • Little women and big girls : Louisa May Alcott
  • The oddness of Oz
  • Is there anybody there? : Walter de la Mare's solitary child
  • John Masefield's boxes of delight
  • Moomintroll and his friends
  • Dr. Seuss comes back
  • Haroun and the sea of stories
  • The perils of Harry Potter
  • What fairy tales tell us
  • Boys and girls come out to play : children's games
  • Poetry by and for children
  • Louder than words : children's book illustrations
  • Enchanted forest and secret gardens : nature in children's literature.

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