It's striking how long children's book can last. One explanation may be the way in which they're read. They become part of our emotional autobiographies, acquiring associations and memories, more like music than prose. Another explanation may lie in the fact that children's books are designed with re-reading in mind. For all children's writers are conscious that his or her books may be re-read by children themselves.
S. F. Said, The Guardian, February 16, 2015
S. F. Said, The Guardian, February 16, 2015
There's also that funny little feeling of joy when, as an adult, you re-read a book that was a favorite when you were a child.
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