Author Mac Barnett on ‘Why a good book is a secret door’

Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn’t children’s books be? Award winning children’s book author Mac Barnett speaks about writing that escapes the page, art as a doorway to wonder — and what real kids say to a fictional whale.

This TED Talks video (17 mins) was recommended by one of our 1st year students (thanks Bob!).

 

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I work in the School of Education's Curriculum Centre at Falmer and have the enviable job of choosing lots of wonderful children's books for our trainee teachers to use in their teaching practice.

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