Why a good book is a secret door

Name: Why a good book is a secret door
Uploaded: 2014-09-17T15:00:03Z
Duration: 16 min 50 s
Description: Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn't children's books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning 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.

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Mac Barnett |

TEDxSonomaCounty

• June 2014

Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn't children's books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning 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.