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A review by misajane79
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book by Anita Silvey
4.0
Gift from Cari. Stayed up too late last night flipping through it.
I've been reading this in small bits for the last few weeks. Like many essay compilations, some are much better than others. And I wish that some were more in depth. Most books recieved one page excerpt, a tiny column with background/synopsis (some very interesting info there) and then the "famous person's" essay. All is very brief, but gets right to the heart of the matter.
The range of people was fascinating, though most of my favorites were by writers.
Definitely recommended--and have probably added more than a few books to my to-read list. I was also amazed at how many books follow my kidlit history ideas.
I've been reading this in small bits for the last few weeks. Like many essay compilations, some are much better than others. And I wish that some were more in depth. Most books recieved one page excerpt, a tiny column with background/synopsis (some very interesting info there) and then the "famous person's" essay. All is very brief, but gets right to the heart of the matter.
The range of people was fascinating, though most of my favorites were by writers.
Definitely recommended--and have probably added more than a few books to my to-read list. I was also amazed at how many books follow my kidlit history ideas.