Make Believe, 9781806173150
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A rallying cry for art, imagination, and the profound power of children’s stories.
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Make Believe

On Telling Stories to Children

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    4 May 2026

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Summary

Make Believe is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives.

Mac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children’s author and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, urges us to think expansively about the potential of children’s books-and the particular brilliance of young readers:

What if children are a great audience for art?

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781806173150
ISBN-10:1806173158
Author:Mac Barnett
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint:Bonnier Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:4 May 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm
About The Author

Mac Barnett

Mac Barnett is the ninth U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader. He is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children and the writer, with Jon Klassen, of Looking at Picture Books, a newsletter for adults about how picture books work.

Barnett’s work has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. His books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China’s Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award, The Netherlands’ Silver Griffel, and Italy’s Premio Orbil.

Barnett lives in Oakland, California.

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