Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Unlike the many handbooks to children's literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre.
"Lerer has accomplished something magical. To find Pilgrim's Progress and Weetzie Bat in a single volume is itself a pleasure."- () His narrative swells and ebbs like a symphony. "Lerer's Olympian survey of more than 2,000 years leaves the reader with a stimulating vision of history. The book's main attraction is its obvious delight in the subject matter: Lerer perfectly captures the love of literature that follows a voracious child reader into adulthood."-Rachael Scarborough King "New Haven Review " "It's a thick scholarly tome, but also a charming read that revels in children's imaginations and the timeless works that stimulate them. "Lerer has so many unusual insights, and illuminating observations that anyone who loved reading as a child will find his book utterly absorbing."-Christina Hardyment "BBC History Magazine "
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