Enchanted Hunters：The Power of Stories in Childhood

Highlyilluminatingforparents,vitalforstudents,teachersandbookloversalike,"EnchantedHunters"transformsourunderstandingofwhychildrenshouldread.Byexploringhowbeautyandhorroroperateinchildren'sliterature,MariaTatarexploreswhylittlechildrenlovelisteningtostoriesandwhyolderonesgetlostincertainbooks.Tatarchallengestheassumptionswemakeaboutchildhoodreading.Muchaswepaylipservicetotheimportanceofliterature,werarelyexaminethecreativeandcognitivebenefitsofreading.BylookingatC.S.Lewis'"TheChroniclesofNarnia",PhilipPullman's"HisDarkMaterials",J.K.Rowling'sHarryPotternovelsandothernarratives,Tatarexamineshowandwhatchildrenread,showinghowliteraturetransportsandtransformschildrenwithitsintoxicating,captivatingandoccasionallyterrifyingenergy.Ajourneyintotheworldofchildhood,"EnchantedHunters"isalsoatripbackforadultreaders.