Handy, Bruce. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult. Simon & Schuster, 2017. 307p. $26. 978-1-4516-0995-0. Handy is best known for his articles in The New Yorker and other magazines, [continue reading]
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Professional Reading: Molly Bang’s Picture This
Bang, Molly. Picture This: How Pictures Work, Revised and Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition. Chronicle, 1991/2016. 134p. $28.99, 978-1-4521-3515-1. Ever wonder why something in an illustration makes you feel tense or calm? That and similar questions [continue reading]
Professional Reading – “Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature
Bird, Betsy, Julie Danielson and Peter D. Sieruta. Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature. Candlewick, 2014. 278p. $22.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5150-3. Most professional reading is instructive, but some books rise above that and are [continue reading]