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Aug 04, 2015 | ISBN 9780763677015 | Young Adult Buy
Nov 11, 2008 | ISBN 9780763638016 | Young Adult Buy
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Aug 04, 2015 | ISBN 9780763677015 | Young Adult
Nov 11, 2008 | ISBN 9780763638016 | Young Adult
“Passionate and witty. . . . Affirming.” — BooklistThis witty, refreshing treatise from a celebrated author and seasoned teacher is a passionate defense of reading—just for the joy of it. Drawing on his experiences as a child, a parent, and an inner-city teacher in Paris, Daniel Pennac reflects on the power of story and reminds us of our right to read anything, anywhere, anytime, so long as we are enjoying ourselves. Foreword and illustrations by Quentin Blake.
“Joyful ode to reading…quirky, playful sketches to complement the author’s engaging prose. Passionate and witty.” — BooklistFirst published in 1992, Daniel Pennac’s quirky ode to reading has sold more than a million copies in his native France. Drawing on his experiences as a child, a parent, and an inner-city teacher in Paris, the author reflects on the power of story and reminds us of our right to read anything, anywhere, anytime, so long as we are enjoying ourselves. In this translation with a foreword and illustrations by Quentin Blake, here is a guide to reading unlike any other: fresh, sympathetic, and never didactic, it is a work of literature in its own right.
Pennac writes about reading in a way that makes you want to go forth and do so post haste, and his ten ‘Rights of the Reader’…should be posted on classroom and bathroom…walls everywhere.—The Horn Book (starred review)
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