Peter Hunt

Peter Hunt was the first Professor of Children’s Literature in a British university (Cardiff), has produced nearly forty books on the subject, and has lectured on it at well over 100 universities in twenty-two countries. In 2003 he was awarded the Brothers Grimm Award for services to children’s literature, and in 1998 the Distinguished Scholarship Award, International Association for the Fantastic in Arts. His most recent books are The Making of The Wind in the Willows (2018) and The Fabulous Journeys of Alice and Pinocchio, with Laura Tosi (2018).