A collection of writing from the literature of childhood. In this anthology Kate Figes has traced aspects of childhood from infancy to parenthood. She has come up with a mix of thoroughly entertaining and provocative writings which range from Wordsworth to Fergal Keane's Letter to Daniel and extracts from the Diariesof Anne Frank. The poems,anecdotes, extracts and short stories in this collection capture different aspects of childhood from different ages, andalso show the way that writers have historically focused on different aspects of children and childhood.