PositiveThe Washington PostGopnik is especially qualified to support such a claim, given her dual credibility as a scientist and self-proclaimed Jewish bubbe (or 'grandmom'), which gives her writing wisdom along with humor, self-effacement and compassion ... Gopnik shines when she describes the intricate world of children’s play ... That said, I wish Gopnik had given even more space to the kinds of cultural, bureaucratic, legal and demographic forces that make it so difficult for even well-meaning teachers and parents to be gardeners and not carpenters.
