Not for Children Only
“Books written for children are intrinsically humanizing to any reader and are no less affecting than books written exclusively for adults. Adults also enjoy reading again books they loved as children.” – Elizabeth R. Baer, for the American Library Association, 1984
Books for this series include:
The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona and Peter Opie
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
What do experts in children's literature have to say?
Kay Vandergrift, Professor Emeritus, Library and Information Science, Rutgers Univerisity
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/ChildrenL...
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee [Creek] Nation), author
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/index.html
Stan Steiner, "The Bookman," Professor, Elementary Education and Specialized Studies, Boise State University
http://education.boisestate.edu/stansteiner/SitePages/indexframeset2.htm...
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