{"product_id":"why-you-should-read-childrens-books-even-though-you-are-so-old-and-wise","title":"Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKatherine Rundell\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \n\u003ci\u003eImpossible Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eseries \n\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Her other books for children include \n\u003ci\u003eRooftoppers\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eCartwheeling in Thunderstorms\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Good Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e. For adult readers, Rundell has written \n\u003ci\u003eVanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A \n\u003cb\u003epassionate, persuasive, and perceptive\u003c\/b\u003e case for embracing children's fiction--at any age.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Rundell's] penchant for the scholarly....elides the passion, whimsy, and emotionalism that make children's books so captivating. \n\u003cb\u003eThe result leaves much to be desired\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/08\/2026 (EAN 9798217230747, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217230747, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496153088278,"sku":"9798217230747","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217230747.jpg?v=1783054195","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/why-you-should-read-childrens-books-even-though-you-are-so-old-and-wise","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}