Wild Things

It definitely hit me right for nostalgia. Well-written and well-thought out. The books he mentioned have stood the test of time.

For a person who loves (LOVES, even) reading about children's literature like me, this book was a prized find at the Texas Library Association Conference. It was the first book I had to read when I got home.

Handy is a knowledgable person about children's literature and he shares the wide research he did on the authors and books in Wild Things.

It's an amazing read for those of us who know and love Margaret Wise Brown, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, C. S. Lewis, and others. You will get all the backstories. You will get all the details from the author bios you didn't know or suspect. It will be fun.

But...

...if you are like me, Handy may be a tad too opinionated at times about some of your favorites. You may feel (I did) a twinge of irritation now and then.

It's okay. Those little zips of annoyance are rare. For the most part, I loved this wonderful book about kiddie lit.