TY - BOOK AU - Cott,Jonathan AU - Popova,Maria TI - Pipers at the gates of dawn: the wisdom of children's literature SN - 9781517909321 AV - PN1009 .A1 C667 2020 U1 - 809/.89282 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Minneapolis PB - University of Minnesota Press KW - Children's literature KW - History and criticism KW - Children KW - Books and reading N1 - First published in 1981 by Random House; Includes bibliographical references and index; The good Dr. Seuss -- Maurice Sendak: king of all the wild things -- William Steig and his path -- The happy childhoods of Pippi Longstocking and Astrid Lindgren -- Chinua Achebe: at the crossroads -- The wisdom of Mary Poppins: afternoon tea with P. L. Travers -- When the voices of children are heard on the green: Iona and Peter Opie N2 - "Jonathan Cott's reflections and conversations with six celebrated children's authors"-- ER -