{"product_id":"make-believe","title":"Make Believe","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Make Believe\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Mac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children's author and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, urges us to think expansively about the potential of children's books-and the particular brilliance of young readers:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;What if children are a great audience for art?\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;What if they are in fact better equipped to engage deeply with stories than adults?\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;What if humans' ability to appreciate art is, if not innate, awakened early in childhood?\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Well, then we'd better do our best to make some good kids' books.\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Barnett has published more than 60 children's books, which have been translated into 30+ languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, winning many international prizes along the way. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Make Believe \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;is his incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. And at a time when we are faced with a national literacy crisis, he champions the profound joys of literature and the importance of reading for pleasure.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Written with humor and academic rigor, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Make Believe\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; reads like a letter from one's smartest and funniest friend.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487901360501,"sku":"9781806173143","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781806173143.jpg?v=1786355123","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/make-believe","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}