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Feeling Like a Kid, Jerry Griswold

A slim friendly book about elements that make children’s books appealing to kids.  I read about it on Nymeth’s blog, and I of course had to go get it from the library straight away.  I like reading books about books.  Jerry Griswold mentions a number of things in books that appeal to little children – snugness (yessss!), scariness, smallness, lightness, and aliveness.  I don’t think this is a comprehensive list, but I liked what he said about these five things.  Especially the snug section – I loved reading about people who had found their own little places to go.  There…

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