Kids learn to love living on the edge
A risk-embracing children's book initially rejected by US publishers is poised to be a UK bestseller
It is a book that some parents would not want in the house, but a thesis that was rejected by at least 16 publishers is now an unlikely sensation in America, and will soon be issued in the UK.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Sunday, 31 January, 2010
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