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Record Nr.

UNINA9910208837103321

Autore

Wartenberg Thomas E

Titolo

A sneetch is a sneetch and other philosophical discoveries [[electronic resource] ] : finding wisdom in children's literature / / Thomas E. Wartenberg ; illustrations by Joy Kinigstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : John Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-118-54511-7

1-118-54520-6

1-299-24139-5

1-118-54506-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KinigsteinJoy

Disciplina

809/.89282

Soggetti

Children's literature - History and criticism

Philosophy in literature

Children - Books and reading

Knowledge, Theory of, in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Harold and the purple crayon: can you get wet swimming in an imaginary ocean? -- The important book: is a leopard without its spots still a leopard? -- Shrek!: could a dead skunk smell good? -- Let's do nothing: can you just do nothing at all? -- Knuffle Bunny: how do you know I'm angry if I don't say so? -- Many moons: do experts really know more? -- Yellow and pink: could human life have arisen purely by chance? -- Morris the Moose: how do you know when you've made a mistake? -- Emily's art: what's the difference between saying the Mona Lisa is a great painting and vanilla is your favorite flavor? -- Miss Nelson is missing!: is it okay for adults to deceive kids? -- The giving tree: how can it be wrong to give someone what they want? -- "Cookies": what good is having will-power if you don't have any more cookies? -- Frederick: can you enjoy doing something even if it's work? -- The sneetches: isn't it all right to discriminate in choosing your friends? -- The paper bag princess: what's wrong with "living happily ever after"? -- The big orange splot: is there anything wrong with



conformity? -- Taking picture books seriously --  MS 1: who's who: thumbnail biographies of the philosophers -- MS 2: what's what: key philosophical terms -- MS 3: next steps: even more philosophical picture books -- MS 4: next steps: digger deeper into philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

This warm and charming volume casts a spell on adult readers as it unveils the philosophical wisdom contained in a wealth of children's picture books, from Dr Seuss's Sneetches to William Steig's Shrek!.