The Child That Books Built
by Francis Spufford
‘Francis Spufford’s brilliantly tender memoir of childhood reading explores the ways that our early literary adventures shape us. As he puts it, “There were times when a particular book, like a seed crystal, dropped into our minds when they were exactly ready for it, like a supersaturated solution, and suddenly we changed.” This intimate, generous book opened my eyes to the power and purpose of storytelling for children. Spufford captures the glued-to-the page-ness of our first
