C.S. Lewis on the Three Ways of Writing for Children and the Key to Authenticity in All Writing
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C.S. Lewis on the Three Ways of Writing for Children and the Key to Authenticity in All Writing
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.
— C. S. Lewis, “On Stories” https://t.co/wGA8Ixcmye
How does C. S. Lewis do that, every paragraph is a book https://t.co/Th1Fchsa3k
Stories endure if they contain content that resonates, and not just truths; fantasies (like Cinderella) also have the capability to last.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
— C.S. Lewis
In 1954, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey investigated a lag measure that parents around the country were increasingly worried about. “Parents,” Hersey writes, “[are] in dismay that their children can not read.” For 2 years, Hersey read children’s books, met with experts, and attended schools to observe how reading was taught. “It became o... See more