I read this book as part of a blog tour - welcome new readers!!
genre: non-fiction
Wild things is a book for Bibliophiles. It's an ode to children's literature - a romp through the ins and outs and behind-the-scenes adventures of the authors, publishers, editors and yes, readers of literature for the young. In a conversational and familiar tone, this book assumes the reader knows a little about books and wants to know MORE, more about how this book world works and more about how it came to be the way it is.
I found it to be really engaging. I particularly loved the anecdotes and background information about books I'm already familiar with. Did I wish I could UNlearn a few things? Maybe. I'll never think about Shel Silverstein the same way again. But, truth is good and several times I found myself sharing stories I'd read with my reader-sister, I was so intrigued. A good sized portion of this book is dedicated to the sexual orientation of various authors and the emergence of books about homosexuals - since this part didn't interest me as much as the rest, it felt a little long but I know other readers would feel differently, so there you go.
As a girl who grew up reading Where the Sidewalk Ends and Dr. Seuss, Little House on the Prairie and Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, I was always happy to pick this up and learn more about my favorite thing: books.
Disclosure: a copy of this book was given to me in exchange for an honest review
Interested in following along on the tour and getting other viewpoints on the book? Here's the schedule!
August 5: 100 Scope Notes
August 6: There's A Book
August 7: Nonfiction Detectives
August 8: Guys Lit Wire
August 11: Book Riot
August 11: GreenBeanTeenQueen
August 12: Modgepodge Bookshelf
August 14: Wendy on the Web
August 16: Elizabeth O. Dulemba
August 18: Into the Wardrobe
August 20: The Book Nest
August 21: Random Chalk Talk
August 22: Children's Corner
No comments:
Post a Comment