St Albans Podcast: One To One With Elspeth
Just Elspeth (The Joy of Children’s Stories)
Everyone enjoys remembering stories they read as children. Elspeth surveys the centuries of famous children’s books – yes, as far back as the 19th century. She disagrees that they are written mainly for adults, and watches their progress to film, musicals and DVD’s. Another question – do children get more out of reading and letting their imagination do the visual, or is the child of today tied to watching pictures rather than interpreting words? Over to you!