{"product_id":"make-believe-by-mac-barnett-9781806173150","title":"Make Believe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMac 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if children are a great audience for art?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if they are in fact better equipped to engage deeply with stories than adults?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if humans' ability to appreciate art is, if not innate, awakened early in childhood?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWell, then we'd better do our best to make some good kids' books.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBarnett 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. \u003cem\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with humour and academic rigour, \u003cem\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/em\u003e reads like a letter from one's smartest and funniest friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496246100204,"sku":"9781806173150","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781806173150-make-believe.jpg?v=1775796621","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/make-believe-by-mac-barnett-9781806173150","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}