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Show me a story! : why picture books matter : conversations with 21 of the world's most celebrated illustrators / compiled and edited by Leonard S. Marcus ; with a foreword by David Wiesner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextEdition: First Candlewick paperback editionDescription: 309 pages : illustrations (some colored), photographs ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0763664642
  • 9780763664640
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 741.6 MAR 23
LOC classification:
  • NC965 .S56 2013
Contents:
Mitsumasa Anno -- Quentin Blake -- Ashley Bryan -- John Burningham -- Eric Carle -- Lois Ehlert -- Kevin Henkes -- Yumi Heo -- Tana Hoban -- James Marshall -- Robert McClosky -- Helen Oxenbury -- Jerry Pinkney -- Chris Raschka -- Maurice Sendak -- Peter Sís -- William Steig -- Rosemary Wells -- Mo Willems -- Vera B. Williams -- Lisbeth Zwerger.
Summary: In this collection of interviews, renowned children's literature authority Leonard S. Marcus explores the world of children's picture books and makes it clear that picture books are almost never as simple as they may seem.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Professional MVS Library Ask Staff U- Reference (Adult) 741.6 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4007413

Previous hardcover edition: 2012.

Originally published as 'Ways of telling' by Penguin Young Readers Group.

Includes bibliographical references (page 295-302) and index.

Mitsumasa Anno -- Quentin Blake -- Ashley Bryan -- John Burningham -- Eric Carle -- Lois Ehlert -- Kevin Henkes -- Yumi Heo -- Tana Hoban -- James Marshall -- Robert McClosky -- Helen Oxenbury -- Jerry Pinkney -- Chris Raschka -- Maurice Sendak -- Peter Sís -- William Steig -- Rosemary Wells -- Mo Willems -- Vera B. Williams -- Lisbeth Zwerger.

In this collection of interviews, renowned children's literature authority Leonard S. Marcus explores the world of children's picture books and makes it clear that picture books are almost never as simple as they may seem.

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