A review by serendipitysbooks
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

 Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise is a short but passionate essay which persuasively puts the case for adults including some children’s literature in their reading lives. In this case the author was preaching to the converted, although I don’t read nearly as much as I used to. “Children’s novels…spoke and still speak of hope. They say: look, this is what bravery looks like. This is what generosity looks like….They say: hope counts for something. They say: bravery will matter, wit will matter, empathy will matter, love will matter.” I  say we could all do with some children’s books in our lives.