Historical fiction book · Open Library
Put your mother on the ceiling
Unknown author · historical fiction
This is a unique little book that contains children's imagination games. It teaches parents how to play games involving creative imagery with their children. It's written by a fiction writer, so it's not a cut-and-dried "do this, then that" description. But it gives the flavor, the words, the direction for games that a parent can play. Here's a quote from the book: "In making up your own games, see that therules of reality are broken as often as they are kept. Water should run uphill. Dogs should meow. Fish should fly. Outrageous flouting of the rules will help the child to disti
About this historical novel
Put your mother on the ceiling by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. This is a unique little book that contains children's imagination games. It teaches parents how to play games involving creative imagery with their children. It's written by a fiction writer, so it's not a cut-and-dried "do this, then that" description. But it gives the flavor, the words, the direction for games that a parent can play. Here's a quote from the book: "In making up your own games, see that therules of reality are broken as often as they are kept. Water should run uphill. Dogs should meow. Fish should fly. Outrageous flouting of the rules will help the child to disti
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include educational games, imagination, play, world war (1939-1945), and historical fiction.
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This is a unique little book that contains children's imagination games. It teaches parents how to play games involving creative imagery with their children. It's written by a fiction writer, so it's not a cut-and-dried "do this, then that" description. But it gives the flavor, the words, the direction for games that a parent can play. Here's a quote from the book: "In making up your own games, see that therules of reality are broken as often as they are kept. Water should run uphill. Dogs should meow. Fish should fly. Outrageous flouting of the rules will help the child to disti
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Global / multiple
Themes
- educational games
- imagination
- play
- world war (1939-1945)
- historical fiction
- world war, 1939-1945
- suspense
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