Books with title When I Was a Child

This stunning book is a celebration of the special bond between a grandparent and child as they share the magic, joy and love in the world, both past and present. There is magic in everything.The world is a spinning star, No matter how old you are.This book brings together two of the most exciting talents in children's books - Andy Stanton and David Litchfield.Andy Stanton is the bestselling author of Mr Gum and David Litchfield is the award-winning creator of The Bear and The Piano.'Dazzles from cover to cover' Observer

Of Marilynne Robinson, Michael Arditti said that there is 'no contemporary novelist whose work I would rather read' However she is not only a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, but also a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In this luminous new collection she returns to the themes which have preoccupied her bestselling novels: the place literature has in life, the role of faith in modern living, the contradictions inherent in human nature. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as one of our best-loved writers.

When I was a child my mother made the world a most wondrous and magical place. She was always ready with book in hand to carry me off to some far away land and always willing to show me what nature and God had to offer. You see, to my mother, there was always magic in life and in books. When Evie was a Child is a sweet retelling of things that my mother would do for me when I was a little girl. It gives the reader ideas of things to do with their own children that are priceless and last a lifetime. The uninterrupted time that you give someone is a most precious gift. I hope everyone that reads this story can learn this wonderful life lesson.

When I was a child my mother made the world a most wondrous and magical place. She was always ready with book in hand to carry me off to some far away land and always willing to show me what nature and God had to offer. You see, to my mother, there was always magic in life and in books. When Evie was a Child is a sweet retelling of things that my mother would do for me when I was a little girl. It gives the reader ideas of things to do with their own children that are priceless and last a lifetime. The uninterrupted time that you give someone is a most precious gift. I hope everyone that reads this story can learn this wonderful life lesson.

Since the 1981 publication of Marilynne Robinson's novel, Housekeeping, she has built a sterling reputation not only as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In this new collection she returns to the themes, which have preoccupied her work: the role of faith in modern life, the inadequacy of fact, and the contradictions inherent in human nature. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as a modern rhetorical master.