Talking books : children's authors talk about the craft, creativity and process of writing / / [edited by] James Carter

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450910503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-64964-9; 0-203-02517-2; 1-280-33198-4; 0-203-15954-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CarterJames <1959->
• Disciplina: 809.89282
• Soggetti: Children's literature, English - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Authors, English - 20th century; Children's literature - Authorship; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Talking Books; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Brian Moses; Benjamin Zephaniah; Ian Beck; Neil Ardley; Terry Deary; Helen Cresswell; Gillian Cross; Berlie Doherty; Alan Durant; Philip Pullman; Celia Rees; Norman Silver; Jacqueline Wilson; A Miscellany of information on children's books
• Sommario/riassunto: Talking Books sets out to show how some of the leading children's authors of the day respond to these and other similar questions. The authors featured are Neil Ardley, Ian Beck, Helen Cresswell, Gillian Cross, Terry Deary, Berlie Doherty, Alan Durant, Brian Moses, Philip Pullman, Celia Rees, Norman Silver, Jacqueline Wilson, and Benjamin Zephaniah.They discuss with great enthusiasm:*their childhood reading habits*how they came to be published*how they write on a daily basis*how a particular book came together*a type of writing that they are