Barking with the Big Dogs

In this collection of essays and speeches written over the course of four decades, beloved storyteller Natalie Babbitt explores what it was like to be a "little dog" in the literary world, continually being forced to justify her choice to write books for children--instead of doing something more serious. Babbitt offers incisive commentary on classic children's books as well as contemporary works, and reveals colorful insights into her own personal creative life. Filled with a voice that rings with truth, wisdom, and humor across the years, the essays gathered in Barking with the Big Dogs exemplify on every page true reverence for children and an endless engagement with the challenge to write the books that shape them.

In aceasta colectie de eseuri si discursuri scrise de-a lungul a patru decenii, iubita povestitoare Natalie Babbitt exploreaza cum a fost sa fii „caine mic” in lumea literara, fiind nevoita continuu sa-si justifice alegerea de a scrie carti pentru copii - in loc sa faci ceva mai serios. Babbitt ofera comentarii incisive despre cartile clasice pentru copii, precum si lucrari contemporane, si dezvaluie perspective colorate despre propria ei viata creativa personala.