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Steeped in stories timeless children's novels to refresh our tired souls

Join award-winning author Mitali Perkins as she explores the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times. Through works by Louisa May Alcott, C.S. Lewis, L.M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary uncles and aunts, Perkins unpacks wisdom to help...

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Main Author: Perkins, Mitali (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2021]
Subjects:
Children's literature > History and criticism.
Children's literature > Appreciation.
Children's literature > Moral and ethical aspects.
Books and reading > Psychological aspects.
Books and reading > United States.
Reader-response criticism.
Perkins, Mitali > Books and reading.
Values in literature.
Wisdom in literature.
Psychology and literature.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973. > Hobbit > Adaptations.
Lewis, C. S. > (Clive Staples), > 1898-1963. > Silver chair > Adaptations.
Montgomery, L. M. > (Lucy Maud), > 1874-1942. > Anne of Green Gables > Adaptations.
Spyri, Johanna, > 1827-1901. > Heidi > Adaptations.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888. > Little women > Adaptations.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, > 1849-1924. > Little princess (Novel) > Adaptations.
Lovelace, Maud Hart, > 1892-1980. > Emily of Deep Valley > Adaptations.
Literary criticism.
Adaptations.
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Summary:Join award-winning author Mitali Perkins as she explores the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times. Through works by Louisa May Alcott, C.S. Lewis, L.M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary uncles and aunts, Perkins unpacks wisdom to help us thrive.
The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives-- but it's never too late to discover that transformative spark of hope that children's classics can ignite within us. Perkins invites us to explore the promise of seven timeless children's novels, and shows how they provide mirrors to our innermost selves, and open windows to other world. She shows that reading (or re-reading) these books as adults can help us build virtue, unmask our vices, and restore our hope. -- Adapted from jacket
Physical Description:vi, 237 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-237).
ISBN:9781506469102
1506469108
Author Notes:Mitali Perkins is an award-winning author of novels and picture books for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near; Forward Me Back to You; Rickshaw Girl; and Bamboo People, among others. Her books have been nominated for the National Book Award, won the South Asia Book Award, and listed as a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Born in Kolkata, India, Perkins has lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, Great Britain, Mexico, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the United States (Massachusetts, New York, and California). Perkins's work is known for strong characters who cross all kinds of borders, seek community, and promote justice. She and her husband have two sons and live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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