{"product_id":"youre-only-young-twice-tim-morris-9780252025327","title":"You're Only Young Twice: Children's Literature and Film","description":"Original and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eYou're Only Young Twice\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the complexities that underlie even the sparest picture book text and the lessons that reside in even the most familiar family movie plots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moving from classic texts (\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Moon\u003c\/i\u003e) to ephemera (\u003ci\u003ethe Hardy Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoosebumps\u003c\/i\u003e, and Harry Potter series), from the printed page to the silver screen (\u003ci\u003eWillie Wonka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJumanji\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e101 Dalmatians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeethoven\u003c\/i\u003e), Tim Morris employs his experience as a parent and teacher to interrogate children's culture and reveal its conflicting messages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Books and films for children--favorites accepted as wholesome fare for impressionable young minds --do not always teach straightforward lessons. Instead, they reflect the anxieties of the times and the desires of adults. At the heart of many a children's classic lies power, often expressed through racism, sexism, or violence. Under Morris's gaze, revered animal stories like \u003ci\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e turn into litanies of abuse; fantasies of childhood like Big are revealed as patriarchal struggles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're Only Young Twice redirects the focus on children's literature, asking not \"What messages should children receive?\" but \"What messages do adults actually send?\" For example, Morris recounts his own childhood confusion upon viewing Peter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, with its queenish, inept pirate and a grown woman (Mary Martin) in tights who pretends to be a crowing boy. \u003cbr\u003e Morris shatters our long-held assumptions and challenges our best intentions, demonstrating how children's literature and films lay bare a troubled and troubling worldview. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252025326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252025327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.30w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/14\/2000 pg. 191","brand":"Tim Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071305347327,"sku":"9780252025327","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_627e4977-eb06-473d-a579-adca44b71142.jpg?v=1685435320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/youre-only-young-twice-tim-morris-9780252025327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}