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TINY FEET 
A Treasury for Parents

‘It was the most liberating thing that ever happened to me, having children. The children’s demands on me were things that nobody else ever asked me to do.’ Toni Morrison Children are a wonder – a miracle – and everyone has an opinion on how we should raise them. From novelists to paediatricians; from modern parenting ‘experts’ to child psychologists, Tiny Feet is the first anthology of its kind, showcasing a range of the most influential writing about children over the past four-hundred years. Published chronologically, the extracts featured in this delightful compendium show the extent to which some of our attitudes have changed while others remain absolute, and remind us of the joy that children have always brought to our lives.Contributors include: Erik H. Erikson on the meaning of play; Marvin J. Gersh on how to raise children in your ‘spare time’; Naomi Stadlen on how parenting books undermine parenting by reducing it to a number of essential tasks; Donald Winnicott on ‘the good-enough mother’. Plus: memoir, fiction and further opinion from Daniel Burgess, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Isabella Beeton, Charles Darwin, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Sully, Maria Montessori, Bertrand Russell, Margaret Mead, Jean Piaget, Harry F. Harlow, Dr. Spock, Marvin J. Gersh, Toni Morrison, Lydia Davis, Toni Morrison, Alison Gopnik, Giuseppina Persico, Cleon C. Mason, Bernardine Evaristo, Ella Cara Deloria, John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner.

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Lauren Child is an English children’s author and illustrator best known for the Charlie and Lola picture books, which were adapted into a BAFTA-winning children’s television show; the Clarice Bean series; the Ruby Redfort novels as well as many picture books. She has also illustrated a number of books, including classics such as Pippi Longstocking, The Secret Garden, Mary Poppins and The Little Matchgirl Strikes Back. Child was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to children’s literature. She is a former trustee of the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and a UNESCO Artist for Peace.