How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources

How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Books
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Over forty years ago, Joan Bodger, her husband, and two children went to Britain on a very special family quest. They were seeking the world that they knew and loved through childrenâ€™s books.

In Winnie-the-Pooh Country, Mrs. Milne showed them the way to â€œthat enchanted place on the top of the Forest [where] a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.â€ In Edinburgh they stood outside Robert Louis Stevensonâ€™s childhood home, tilting their heads to talk to a lamplighter who was doing his job. In the Lake District they visited Jemima Puddle-Duckâ€™s farm, and Joan sought out crusty Arthur Ransome to talk to him about Swallows and Amazons. They spent several days â€œmessing about in boatsâ€ on the River Thames, looking for Toad Hall and other places described by Kenneth Grahame in The Wind in the Willows. Mud and flood kept them from attaining the slopes of Pookâ€™s Hill (on Rudyard Kiplingâ€™s farm), but they scaled the heights of Tintagel. As in all good fairy tales, there were unanswered questions. Did they really find Camelot? Robin Hood, as always, remains elusive.

One thing is certain. Joan Bodger brings alive again the magic of the stories we love to remember. She persuades us that, like Emily Dickinson, even if we â€œhave never seen a moor,â€ we can imagine â€œhow the heather looks.â€

First published in 1965 by Viking in New York, How the Heather Looks has become a prized favorite among knowledgeable lovers of childrenâ€™s literature. Precious, well-thumbed copies have been lent out with caution and reluctance, while new admirers have gone searching in vain for copies to buy second-hand. This handsome reprint, with a new Afterword by Joan Bodger, makes a unique and delightful classic available once more.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Emblem Editions
Manufacturer Emblem Editions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|301618
ReleaseDate 2010-02-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780771011290

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Emblem Editions
Manufacturer	Emblem Editions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|301618
ReleaseDate	2010-02-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780771011290

How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Books