Children's Author Examines Childhood in New Work

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Published April 9, 2007 at 9:46 AM PDT

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Host Tom Fudge talks with Jerry Griswold, director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature and professor of English at SDSU. In his new book, "Feeling Like a Kid," Griswold exam

Originally aired December 12, 2006

Maureen Cavanaugh (Guest Host): Jerry Griswoldis the director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature and a professor of English at SDSU. He has written book called Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature . Recently, Griswold talked with Tom Fudge about the qualities of childhood and how they reappear in children's literature. Tom asked him where the idea for the book came from.

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Jerry Griswold, director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature and a professor of English at SDSU. His new book is called Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature .