Stanford UniversityNews and information about Stanford University. News and information from the best feeds offered by Stanford University.Prof. Seth Lerer's latest book, Children's Literature: A Reader's History from Aesop to Harry Potter- May 28, 2008 &147;Every page of Seth Lerer&146;s brilliant book reminds us of the supreme and enduring value of childhood reading. This volume deserves the attention of all who care about the shaping of lives&151;educators on all levels, policy makers, psychologists, and parents as well as scholars. Lerer writes that children&146;s literature is meant docere et delectare (to instruct and to delight), and this is precisely what he himself had done in this fascinating book.&148;(by Ellen Handler Spitz)http://english.stanford.edu/index.php?news_id=161 |