num_pages: 288
description: Secret lives scandalous turns and some very funny surprises  these essays by leading kids lit bloggers take us behind the scenes of many much-loved childrens books. Did Laura Ingalls cross paths with a band of mass murderers? Why was a Garth Williams bunny tale dubbed integrationist propaganda? For adults who are curious about childrens books and their creators here are the little-known stories behind the stories. A treasure trove of information for a student librarian new parent or anyone wondering about the postHarry Potter book biz Wild Things! draws on the combined knowledge and research of three respected and popular librarian-bloggers. Told in affectionate and lively prose with numerous never-before-collected anecdotes this book chronicles some of the feuds and fights errors and secret messages found in childrens books and brings contemporary illumination to the warm-and-fuzzy bunny world we think we know.
language: None
title: Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature
publisher: Candlewick Press