Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So ... by Katherine Rundell

This delightful and persuasive essay is for adult readers. 'Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power whose novels will be read, cherished and reread long after most so-called 'serious' novels are forgotten' - Observer Katherine Rundell - Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and prize-winning author of five novels for children - explores how children's books ignite, and can re-ignite, the imagination how children's fiction, with its unabashed emotion and playfulness, can awaken old hungers and create new perspectives on the world.

Īn unmissable essay on the importance of children's literature by the bestselling and award-winning author, Katherine Rundell. 'Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power whose novels will be read, cherished and reread long after most so-called 'serious' novels are forgotten' - Observer Katherine Rundell - Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and prize-winning author of five novels for children - explores how children's books ignite, and can re-ignite, the imagination how. UK & Ireland: £8 save £2.00: Overseas: £10 save £2.00: Non-Subscriber Prices. Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College.

An unmissable essay on the importance of children's literature by the bestselling and award-winning author, Katherine Rundell. Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise Katherine Rundell. Katherine Rundell is the bestselling author of five children’s novels and has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize amongst many others.

Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So ... by Katherine Rundell