Imagine being a kid with the vocabulary of an adult. You would have the word power to really explain to adults what it means to be a child! To remind them that as a kid your journey is different than that of your parents’, that inside you feel that you are as old as you are ever going to be. In a way you are already grown up.
What wisdom we could learn about our own forgotten childhood. We’ve all been there, but some have crossed that bridge into adulthood and can only now glimpse back at what life was like.
Kenneth Grahame captures childhood with exactly that (adult vocabulary provided to child characters) in “The Golden Age.” It’s a superb insight into life from a child’s POV. The parents are “the Olympians,” affecting the outward lives of children with the same effect and distance as Greek gods, and the children are “the Illuminati,” the enlightened ones who really know what life is all about. You can’t help but want to dive into the pages and learn the “ink wisdom”!
Cheers & all the best,
Deb
Deb Patz, author – “Film Production Management 101” and writing for children
Barbara says
March 26, 2015 at 11:25 amYou’ve certainly made me want to read the book! wonderful Deb, thanks
Deborah Patz says
March 28, 2015 at 8:08 pmThx, Barbara. This is one of those books that keeps coming back my mind over and over again, with the same thrill each time.