{"product_id":"9781538177822","title":"What the Presidents Read Childhood Stories and Family Favorites","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhat the Presidents Read\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChildhood Stories and Family Favorites\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElizabeth Goodenough | Marilynn Olson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA childhood book is much more than just a story-for the presidents, it may represent a turn in the course of history. \u003ci\u003eWhat the Presidents Read \u003c\/i\u003ecatalogs presidents' early reading accompanied by commentary from eye-witness reporters, historians, journalists, curators, biographers, literary scholars, U.S. presidents and White House families. Together they offer non-specialists brief, surprising insights. Readers will jump at the chance to compare their own favorite books as they learn how these publications resonated with national myths and leaders in the making.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Goodenough\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at Harvard, Claremont McKenna, and the University of Michigan's Residential College, School of Education, and School of Information. Her books include \u003ci\u003eSecret Spaces of Childhood (\u003c\/i\u003eUniversity of Michigan Press); \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInfant Tongues: The Voice of the Child in Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (Wayne State University Press). She helped produce the award-winning PBS documentary, Where Do the Children Play? and authored companion volumes \u003ci\u003eA Study Guide to the Film\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Place for Play\u003c\/i\u003e. A recent member of the Children's Literature Association's critical book and Phoenix Award committees, she now serves on the advisory boards of \u003ci\u003eThe Michigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the Max Courage Curriculum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynn S. Olson\u003c\/b\u003e has been professor and director of Advanced Studies in English at Texas State University.  She was associate editor and then editor of the Children's Literature Association Quarterly from 1991-2000; her recent book (2012) is \u003ci\u003eChildren's Culture and the Avant-Garde: Painting in Paris 1890-1915\u003c\/i\u003e.  Recent chapters include “John Ruskin and the Mutual Influences of Children's Literature and the Avant-Garde” for Elina Druker and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer's  \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature and the Avant-Garde\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and “Art History and the Picturebook” for the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Companion to the Picturebook \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). Olson has also co-authored a number of articles on astronomy, art, and literature with her husband, Donald Olson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 January 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538177822\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e560\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335696859276,"sku":"9781538177822","price":23.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_55307e77-5c30-4a63-8342-0bcb481ef6c6.jpg?v=1788030743","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781538177822","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}