Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

Read everything she writes * Daily Mail *
A winning polemic about how reading a children’s book can remind us of the need to see things from different perspectives * i Weekend *
Rundell's pen is gold-tipped * Sunday Times *
Rundell is now unarguably in the first rank * Philip Pullman on The Explorer *
As an unashamed lover and reader of children's literature, I adored Katherine Rundell's Why You Should Read Children's Books ... [it's] time to remind yourself of the reason you fell in love with books and reading in the first place * Observer New Review *
It’s a very short book but it packs a real punch. Rundell makes an irresistible case and reminds you of the wonder and excitement of reading, discovering and learning. She is a brilliant and ferocious communicator; I found her use of language and some of her tropes thrilling and fascinating and enormously generative. A real delight * FT readers’ best books of 2019 Financial Times *
Children's author Katherine Rundell is a fellow in English Literature at Oxford so she knows how to put an argument together. Here, she delivers a winning polemic about how reading a children's book can remind us of the need to see things from different perspectives * i Weekend *
The Costa Award-winning children’s author makes an impassioned case for adults to continue reading children’s books. She explains what they can teach us, including kindness and courage, risk-taking and morality. * Sunday Express S Magazine *
Just delicious -- Liz Hyder * Observer New Review *