Talking Books: Children's Authors Talk About the Craft, Creativity and Process of Writing Contributor(s): Carter, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415194172 ISBN-13: 9780415194174 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Talking Books is a collection of monologues - reworked transcripts from in-depth interviews with some of the most important and influential of contemporary children's writers. Much is known and spoken of the product that is the children's book, but it is rare that writers are given the opportunity to talk at length about the process of writing for children. This book redresses the balance by presenting a wide selection of authors reflecting upon the joys and challenges of the process of writing for children. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature |
Dewey: 809.892 |
LCCN: 98-32051 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 7.43" W x 9.7" (1.13 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Talking Books sets out to show how some of the leading children's authors of the day respond to these and other similar questions. The authors featured are Neil Ardley, Ian Beck, Helen Cresswell, Gillian Cross, Terry Deary, Berlie Doherty, Alan Durant, Brian Moses, Philip Pullman, Celia Rees, Norman Silver, Jacqueline Wilson, and Benjamin Zephaniah. |