Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
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Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

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Biographical Note:
Katherine Rundell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Impossible Creatures series . Her other books for children include Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, and The Good Thieves. For adult readers, Rundell has written Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures and Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, 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.

Review Quotes:
"A passionate, persuasive, and perceptive case for embracing children's fiction--at any age." -- Kirkus Reviews

"[Rundell's] penchant for the scholarly....elides the passion, whimsy, and emotionalism that make children's books so captivating. The result leaves much to be desired." -- Publishers Weekly

Review Citations:

  • Publishers Weekly 06/08/2026 (EAN 9798217230747, Hardcover)
  • Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2026 (EAN 9798217230747, Hardcover)
Learn what makes this product unique and why it’s right for you.

Biographical Note:
Katherine Rundell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Impossible Creatures series . Her other books for children include Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, and The Good Thieves. For adult readers, Rundell has written Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures and Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, 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.

Review Quotes:
"A passionate, persuasive, and perceptive case for embracing children's fiction--at any age." -- Kirkus Reviews

"[Rundell's] penchant for the scholarly....elides the passion, whimsy, and emotionalism that make children's books so captivating. The result leaves much to be desired." -- Publishers Weekly

Review Citations:

  • Publishers Weekly 06/08/2026 (EAN 9798217230747, Hardcover)
  • Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2026 (EAN 9798217230747, Hardcover)
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