Leonard S Marcus
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Available in time for the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott MedalNan utterly unique biography of the remarkable artist the award honors: Randolph Caldecott, the father of the modern picture book. Includes never-before-published drawings by Caldecott himself.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Filled with insights that span Helen Oxenbury's life -- from her early childhood through a career in children's books that started in the 1960s and is still going strong today -- here is an exquisitely designed and thoroughly entertaining celebration of one of the finest illustrators of our time."--
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books, noted childrens book historian Leonard S. Marcus has updated this absorbing and informative picture of the worlds most prestigious illustration award and seven of its acclaimed winners: Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner, and now Mordicai Gerstein. Along with a newly added preface...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Presents an annotated edition of Norton Juster's story about ten-year-old Milo, who is the owner of a magic tollbooth, and his experiences in the "Lands Beyond," and includes interviews with the author and illustrator, excerpts from Juster's notes and drafts, commentary, and more.
Publisher
Chronicle Chroma
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen' is the first-ever monograph on this beloved midcentury husband-and-wife illustration team. This award-winning pair created more than 40 beloved children's books over the span of seven decades, many of which appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year lists. From early favorites for Golden Books such as The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown, 1949, to their Caldecott-winning title The Glorious...
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen prominent cartoonists discuss their creative processes and the experiences and influences that led to their success in one of today's most vibrant art forms. Each interview is followed by an original graphic short on the common theme of "the city."
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