Today (Nov. 29) is the birthday of three of the finest authors in children's literature: Louisa May Alcott, Madeleine L'Engle and C. S. Lewis. All were ground-breakers.
Alcott, writing about her family, was one of the first women writers to write realisticly in the age of Elsie Dinsmore and proper Victorian literature. L'Engle wrote in that new genre science fiction with a Christian view. Her Wrinkle in Time was turned down by numerous publishers. C. S. Lewis, author of the Narnia Chronicles, again used the Christian view in fantasy--he surprised his scholarly colleagues with "these little stories."
They were all a great gift to children and adult readers alike. One of my favorite movies is Little Women. L"Engle is my favorite spiritual writer on level with Eugene Peterson. Lewis (who also wrote science fiction Christianly) challenges me every time I pick up one of his books.
Thanks you God for the gift of writing you bestow to entertain, inspire and challenge us.
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