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Author Spufford, Francis, 1964-

Title The child that books built : a life in reading / Francis Spufford.

Publication Info. New York : Metropolitan Books, 2002.
2002.
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  028.5 SPUFFORD    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  028.55 SPUFFORD    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  028.5509 SPUFFORD    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 213 pages ; 22 cm
Note Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 2002.
Contents Confessions of an English fiction eater -- Forest -- Island -- Town -- Hole.
Summary In this extended love letter to children's books, and the wonders they perform, Spufford goes back to his earliest encounters with books, exploring such beloved classics as "The Wind in the Willows, The Little House on the Prairie," and the Narnia chronicles.
Subject Spufford, Francis, 1964- -- Books and reading.
Children -- Books and reading -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Teenagers -- Books and reading -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Books and reading -- Psychological aspects.
Children's literature -- Psychological aspects.
Young adult literature -- Psychological aspects.
Fiction -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN 0805072152
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