Unexpected Inspirations Behind Beloved Children’s Books – Atlantic

Unexpected Inspirations Behind Beloved Children’s Books – Atlantic

Posted at 6:12 pm by Laura, on January 20, 2012
The Unexpected Inspirations Behind Beloved Children’s Books – The Atlantic – Tom Hawking

The acid trips, war wounds, and survival stories that led to your treasured childhood fantasies…

What was the story behind Harry Potter, Where the Wild Things Are, Watership Down, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia? Take a look and find out about 10 of your favorite children’s books. Really neat and fun to read!
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Author: Laura
Laura is a fangirl. A literary agent by day, a blogger by night. A recipient of an MA in Publishing. Happily attached to a book, ereader, and laptop. A tea devotee, musician, and book hoarder (so much so that she just might die from an overturned-and-heavily-loaded bookcase collapse).

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One thought on “Unexpected Inspirations Behind Beloved Children’s Books – Atlantic”
- bibliopirate
  
  January 20, 2012 at 6:21 pm
  
  Cool article, I was just reading all about Dahl and The Gremlins in The Irregulars. A non-fiction depicting the time that Dahl was spying on America and part of a huge propaganda mission for the British.
  
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