Boys and girls forever
Subtitle: children's classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter
By: Alison Lurie.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Andersen, H. C. -- 1805-1875 -- Criticism and interpretation; Children's stories, English -- History and criticism; Children's stories, American -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The underduckling : Hans Christian Andersen; title: Little women and big girls : Louisa May Alcott; title: The oddness of Oz; title: Is there anybody there? : Walter de la Mare's solitary child; title: John Masefield's boxes of delight; title: Moomintroll and his friends; title: Dr. Seuss comes back; title: Haroun and the sea of stories; title: The perils of Harry Potter; title: What fairy tales tell us; title: Boys and girls come out to play : children's games; title: Poetry by and for children; title: Louder than words : children's book illustrations; title: Enchanted forest and secret gardens : nature in children's literature.