The child that books built
A Life in Reading
Youth, books and reading
Young adult literature
Children's literature, history and criticism
Children, books and reading
Children's literature
Books and reading
Teenagers
Children
Psychological aspects
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, general
History
Fiction
"To understand the thrall of fiction, Spufford goes back to his earliest encounters with books, exploring such beloved classics as The Wind in the Willows, The Little House on the Prairie, and the Narnia chronicles. He re-creates the excitement of discovery, writing joyfully of the moment when fuzzy…
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