Little Lamb Books: 08.11

And you know how much I love him. (1 | 2) Well, here is a preview of his newest book, Grandpa Green. It looks lovely!

Disclaimer: On the Nature of Stories

Sir Phillip Sydney once said that literature's role is to delight and instruct. This is profoundly true in children's literature; the best children's literature instructs through delighting and engaging a child's imagination.

When selecting stories and books to review, I do not look for morals, right sentiment, and black and white rigidity--rather I look for something that is delighftul, and hopefully a little silly. I focus on the artistic and literary merit of each book primarily, and it's moral message secondarily. Obviously, these three things go hand in hand, but a good children's book can be this close to nonsense, like Mother Goose, and still be wonderful. Edifying and educating are bonus points, in my mind.

Now the disclaimer: I will only recommend books I truly admire and enjoy--and if I have any reservations, I will make them known. But, not having children of my own, my standards are untested.

So I can only make this plea: like all things you give your children, the parent should read these books first!

About Margaret Perry + Little Lamb Books

Margaret Perry is an avid reader and collector of children's literature. When she was young, at the Children's Library, she would start at "A" and work her way through the alphabet, 15 books at a time. Now she does the same thing in bookshops.

Her favorite children's books are: Peter Pan and Wendy, The Search for Delicious, and A Hole Is to Dig. She is from Napa, California, and currently lives in Virginia.

She started Little Lamb Books in January, 2009, in honor of her grandmother, to promote children's books that contain exceptional beauty in both narrative and illustration, a sense of wonder, and hopefully a touch of whimsy and silliness.

Please visit her other blog, Ten Thousand Places at: www.wondrouspilgrim.blogspot.com

You can email Margaret at: littlelambbooks[at]gmail.com

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