Book: My Autobiography

Books contain countless talesbut what if Book told its own story? From clay tablets to e-readers here is a quirky kid-friendly look at the book. Books are one of humankinds greatest forms of expression and now Book in a witty idiosyncratic voice tells us the inside story. A wonderfully eccentric character with strong opinions and a poetic turn of phrase Book tells of a journey from papyrus scrolls to medieval manuscripts to printed paper and beyondpondering along the way many bookish things including the evolution of the alphabet the library (known to Egyptians as "the healing place of the soul") and even book burning. With bold black-and-white illustrations by Neil Packer Book is a captivating work of nonfiction by one of Englands leading poets.