The Rights of the Reader
Current price:
$7.99
Publication Date: August 4th, 2015
Publisher:
Candlewick
ISBN:
9780763677015
Pages:
176
Description
“Passionate and witty. . . . Affirming.” — Booklist
This 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.
Praise for The Rights of the Reader
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)