Ships quickly. Almost very good. Mild shelf/reading wear. FADING ON FRONT COVER. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

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Title

Inside Picture Books (Yale Nota Bene)

Publisher

Yale University Press

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0300084765

ISBN 13

9780300084764

Binding

paperback

Condition

Good

Weight

10 ounces

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Synopsis

Mention a name from a beloved childhood picture book--Madeline Corduroy Peter Rabbit Max and his "wild things"--and most adults can recollect a bright image fragments of a story the timbre of a certain reading voice the sensation of being held and best of all being together with someone and enveloped in fantasy. Why do picture book images shown to us as young children linger in our minds? How do picture books shape our lives early on and even later into adulthood? This book takes up such questions. It explores the profound impact of the experience of reading to children. Ellen Handler Spitz reveals how classic picture books transmit psychological wisdom convey moral lessons shape tastes and implant subtle prejudices.
Each chapter of the book discusses well-known children's books--Goodnight Moon Babar Little Black Sambo to name a few--that deal with a theme of importance to young children. These include bedtime separation loss and death; curiosity disobedience and punishment; and identity and self-acceptance. Focusing on the relationship between a child and an adult reader Spitz explains the notion of "conversational reading" and emphasizes the mutual benefits of dialogue and intimacy. This book not only gives parents grandparents teachers therapists and scholars a new understanding of the meaning of picture books it also empowers adults to interpret and choose future cultural experiences for their children.

About the Author

Ellen Handler Spitz is a Senior Lecturer in the Humanities Program at Yale University. She writes and lectures widely on the arts, psychology, and culture. She is also the author of Art and Psyche and Museums of the Mind.

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We are Orphans Treasure Box Books, a 501(c)3 non-profit book store that turns donated books into resources for orphans and vulnerable kids. We support adoption assistance for older and special needs kids. We support orphanages and orphan initiatives around the world, as well as vulnerable children in the Central Illinois area. We also set aside jobs in our business for homeless single parents.

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