Thought provoking and occasionally polemical, Zipes cares very deeply about what children read, and how the commercialisation of the publishing world Thought provoking and occasionally polemical, Zipes cares very deeply about what children read, and how the commercialisation of the publishing world is curtailing their creativity and freedom. This book was first published over 10 years ago, so it maybe that in the wake of the twin phenomena of Twilight and Harry Potter, some aspects of his argument have been proved correct and some have not. There are equally passionate counter arguments, particularly about the imperialist and sexist charges levied at Harry Potter, but the discussion of fairy tale retellings and adaptations is particularly thought provoking....more
Highly recommended for trainee teachers and others working with children and literacy, it discusses children's literature from a position of aestheticHighly recommended for trainee teachers and others working with children and literacy, it discusses children's literature from a position of aesthetics and pleasure that I find refreshing, particularly since the utilitarian and moral viewpoints can sometimes overtake the conversations about children and reading that we have at the moment....more
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