Inside picture books

Author(s)

• Spitz, Ellen Handler

Bibliographic Information

Inside picture books

Ellen Handler Spitz

Yale University Press, 1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An exploration of the profound impact of the experience of reading on children. It discusses well-known picture books, including "Goodnight Moon", "Babar" and "Little Black Sambo", and reveals how they transmit psychological wisdom, moral lessons, tastes, and subtle prejudices.

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Details

• NCID: BA42954769
• ISBN:
  • 0300076029
• LCCN: 98026327
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Haven, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xxii, 230 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF456.R2
  • DC21 : 028.5/01/9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Children -- Books and reading -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Picture books for children -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Reading -- Parent participation