{"product_id":"why-you-should-read-childrens-books-even-though-you-are-so-old-and-wise-isbn-9798217230747","title":"Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA celebration, in a pocket-sized format, of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Impossible Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Rundell, one of the most accomplished modern children’s writers, offers an extended essay about the pleasures and benefits of reading children’s literature as an adult. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRundell explores how children's books ignite—and can re-ignite—the imagination; how children's fiction, with its unabashed emotion and playfulness, can awaken old hungers and create new perspectives on the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfinitely wise and thought provoking, Rundell’s short book is a perfect one-sitting read, and a terrific gift for the book-lover in your life.\u003cb\u003eKatherine Rundell\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eImpossible Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Her other books for children include \u003ci\u003eRooftoppers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCartwheeling in Thunderstorms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Good Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e. For adult readers, Rundell has written \u003ci\u003eVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSuper-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. She was the recipient of the British Book Award for Book of the Year and Author of the Year. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532227064037,"sku":"NP9798217230747","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217230747.jpg?v=1773183122","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/why-you-should-read-childrens-books-even-though-you-are-so-old-and-wise-isbn-9798217230747","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}