Angels and Wild Things examines the unique contribution of Maurice Sendak to the literature of childhood. It is the first comprehensive reading of Sendak's key works that considers the symbolic child who has appeared and developed in Sendak's books and remains at the center of his vision. By fusing biographical, historical, cultural, and literary materials with the insights of depth psychology and archetypal theory, this study traces the evolution...

Frances Hodgson Burnett--best known for writing 'The Secret Garden,' 'Little Lord Fauntleroy,' and 'The Little Princess'--had a difficult life, losing her father when she was very young, moving to a new country in the face of economic turmoil, and suffering the loss of a son, and a marriage later in life. But she could imagine anything, and she used her gifts to transform grief and hardship into works of literature that lifted the spirits of people...