Don't Tell the Grown-Ups
Author | : Alison Lurie |
Publisher | : Back Bay Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1998-07-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 0316246255 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780316246255 |
Rating | : 4/5 (255 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Don't Tell the Grown-Ups by : Alison Lurie
Download or read book Don't Tell the Grown-Ups written by Alison Lurie and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 1998-07-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.