![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Timeless classic’ is an over-used phrase, but this is an absolute treat. Written by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson, it’s a wonderful picture book about a bull named Ferdinand who lives in the Spanish countryside. I vividly remember my first encounter with The Story of Ferdinand. But which also seek to develop a sense of morality and social responsibility, and which offer a subversive perspective on the world. For many years, authors of children’s literature have sought to write stories that relate to children’s needs, desires and emotional capabilities. It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things.Ĭhildren’s fiction can also develop in other, more radical, directions. And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. They help us deal with the inevitable challenges that life throws at us and prepare us for the adult world.Īs the great children’s writer Maurice Sendak said,įrom their earliest years, children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustrations as best they can. They opened our eyes to the richness and diversity of life around us.Ĭhildren’s books stimulate our imagination and provide a vital space to explore fear, hope and friendship. They introduced us to different places, different cultures and different people. ![]() We were all children once. And we remember the stories we heard or read as we grew up. ![]()
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