Background
Marcus, Leonard S. was born on December 11, 1950 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Son of Frank P. and Estelle (Feld) Marcus.
( To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecot...)
To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books, noted children's book historian Leonard S. Marcus has updated this absorbing and informative picture of the world's 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 and an introduction that provides a historical perspective on the origins of the award, Marcus takes us into the studios and behind the drawing boards of these seven noteworthy artists, each representing a decade of the award's history. Through personal anecdotes and glimpses of their prize-winning books and works in progress--from doodles to sketches to dummies to finished art--readers will find out how their favorite picture books were imagined and created. The artists reveal their inspirations, work processes, and private reactions to receiving this unparalleled honor. A Caldecott Celebration illuminates the creative process while applauding the talents of the creators themselves. Complete with an up-to-date list of winners, this essential book belongs on the bookshelf of every teacher, parent, child, or book collector who has ever been dazzled by the art of children's book illustration or has aspired to create original work of his or her own.
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(Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon and doz...)
Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon and dozens of other children's classics, all but invented the picture book as we know it today. Combining poetic instinct with a profound empathy for small children, she knew of a child's need for security, love, and a sense of being at home in the worldand she brought that unique tenderness to the page. Yet these were comforts that eluded her. Brown's youthful presence and professional successas an editor, bestselling author, and self-styled impresariomasked an insecurity that left her restless and vulnerable. In this moving biography, Marcus portrays Brown's complex character and her tragic, seesaw life. Her literary achievement and groundbreaking discoveries about small children's emotional needs were offset by tormented romances including a passionate relationship with Michael Strange, the celebrity socialite once married to John Barrymore.
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Marcus, Leonard S. was born on December 11, 1950 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Son of Frank P. and Estelle (Feld) Marcus.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1972. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1974.
Book critic, Parenting Magazine, New York City, since 1987.
( To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecot...)
(Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon and doz...)
(Lively anecdotes about the making of the classic bedtime ...)
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Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Authors Guild, National Book Critics Circle.
Married Amy Schwartz, May 20, 1990. 1 child, Jacob Henry.