Leonard S. Marcus
Autore di The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth
Sull'Autore
Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's most respected writers about children's literature. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the New York Times Book Review and numerous other publications, and he has a regular column in Parenting magazine. His books include Minders of Make-Believe: mostra altro Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature; Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way; A Caldecott Celebration: Seven Artists and Their Paths to the Caldecott Medal; Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom; and The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy. Leonard S. Marcus lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and son. mostra meno
Opere di Leonard S. Marcus
Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature (2008) 177 copie
Show Me a Story!: Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators (2012) 153 copie
Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became An American Icon Along… (2007) 150 copie
75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters: Celebrating Great Illustrators of American Children's Books (1994) 107 copie
You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to… (2021) — A cura di — 65 copie
Comics Confidential: Thirteen Graphic Novelists Talk Story, Craft, and Life Outside the Box (2016) 58 copie
Author Talk: Conversations With Judy Blume, Bruce Brooks, Karen Cushman, Russell Freedman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, James… (2000) — A cura di — 49 copie
Pictured Worlds: Masterpieces of Children’s Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World (2023) 17 copie
Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait: The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon (2023) 10 copie
The book of children's classics 1 copia
The Wand in the World 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary (2005) — Prefazione — 243 copie
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (2011) — Introduzione — 205 copie
The Polly O'Keefe Quartet: The Arm of the Starfish / Dragons in the Waters / A House Like a Lotus / An Acceptable Time (2018) — A cura di — 103 copie
Story Time: Essays on the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children's Literature (2017) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1950-12-11
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Yale College
Iowa Writers' Workshop - Attività lavorative
- critic
public speaker
non-fiction author - Relazioni
- Schwartz, Amy (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- School of Visual Arts
New School for Social Research - Breve biografia
- Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and the people who create them. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. [from Randolph Caldecott (2013)]
Utenti
Discussioni
William Dugan, Illustrator in Book talk (Dicembre 2015)
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 40
- Opere correlate
- 9
- Utenti
- 2,230
- Popolarità
- #11,501
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 83
- ISBN
- 67
documents conversations with authors whose books for young people have been frequently and famously banned.
Each conversation is prefaced with an engaging summary of the author's life and work. Those studying freedom of
speech will find important primary sources and gain insight into the harmful impact of censorship on individuals and
society.