What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books

Gash, Amy; Le-Tan, Pierre [Illustrator]; Viorst, Judith [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 1565124510 / ISBN 13: 9781565124516

Edité par Algonquin Books, 2004

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books
• Éditeur: Algonquin Books
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1565124510
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781565124516
• Reliure: paperback
• Illustrateur: Le-Tan, Pierre
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Eloise, Sounder, Number the Stars, and Goodnight Moon, organized by topic, among them Acceptance, Goodness, Family Woes, and Growing Old. On Silence: "I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking."--E. B.White, The Trumpet of the Swan. On Reverence: "Dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. . . . Being part of the whole thing, that's the blessing."--Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting.

With clever illustrations from Pierre Le-Tan, here is a book to share with a friend or keep by your own bedside. It's the perfect gift for your sister, your mother, your brother, your nephew, your kid's teacher, your daughter away at college, your son in the Navy, your mailman, your priest, for the old lady next door, or for the baby just born. Most importantly, give it to yourself. It will help you remember why you loved reading in the first place.

À propos de l?auteur

Amy Gash is an executive editor at Algonquin Books, where she acquires and edits narrative nonfiction and fiction for adults. Her first collection of quotations from children’s books was What the Dormouse Said. She lives in New Jersey.

Pierre Le-Tan has illustrated many books for children and adults. His work has appeared in leading magazines and newspapers, including the New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, the Atlantic Monthly, and Rolling Stone.

Judith Viorst is the author of twenty-five books, including Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and the New York Times best-seller Necessary Losses. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband.