The Washington Post, March 9th, 2004
Fellow parents: If you read only one book this year -- and, believe me, I admire you if you have time even for that -- make it J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan." But don't make your kids read it when you do. This year marks the centennial of Peter Pan, who first appeared on a London stage in December 1904. In celebration, we've already had a new (and disappointing) live-action film version. This fall we'll be treated to a film biography (starring Johnny Depp) portraying Barrie's complicated relationship with the Llewelyn Davies family, whose five boys inspired Peter Pan's creation. Everybody knows th...
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