{"product_id":"make-believe-on-telling-stories-to-children","title":"Make Believe : On Telling Stories to Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A magnificent piece of writing - funny and sharp and true. Every adult should read it, whether or not they have a child. I loved it.' - Katherine Rundell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children's author and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, urges us to think expansively about the potential of children's books-and the particular brilliance of young readers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if children are a great audience for art?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if they are in fact better equipped to engage deeply with stories than adults?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if humans' ability to appreciate art is, if not innate, awakened early in childhood?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWell, then we'd better do our best to make some good kids' books.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarnett has published more than 60 children's books, which have been translated into 30+ languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, winning many international prizes along the way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake Believe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis his incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. And at a time when we are faced with a national literacy crisis, he champions the profound joys of literature and the importance of reading for pleasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with humor and academic rigor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reads like a letter from one's smartest and funniest friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\/pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: hardback \/ 288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781806173143\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: LEAP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mac Barnett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54151843447117,"sku":"9781806173143","price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/9325\/3689\/files\/9781806173143.jpg?v=1782212532","url":"https:\/\/knygynas.biz\/products\/make-believe-on-telling-stories-to-children","provider":"Knygynas eureka!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}