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Why a good book is a secret door

Mac Barnett · TED

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About

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.

The talk

  1. Why a good book is a secret door 17 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxSonomaCounty
Speaker
Mac Barnett
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
TED gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Teens profiles and older, judged from what the source says about it. How courses are placed