Celebrate Margaret Wise Brown's 100th Birthday by Reading All About Her Inspiring Life and Career
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“An absorbing biography.”
--New York Times Book Review on Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon
“More than a finely etched, honest portrait of an artist, Margaret Wise Brown is an exciting, fast-paced glimpse into the very beginnings of the golden age of children’s book publishing in America. Leonard Marcus has restored Brown to her rightful place as both pioneer and poet.”
--Maurice Sendak
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An SLJ Best Book of 2009!
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FUNNY BUSINESS
(Candlewick Press)
13 well-loved comic writers tell how they found their funny bones, their voices, and themselves. In this companion to The Wand in the Word, Leonard talks with Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Sharon Creech, Christopher Paul Curtis, Anne Fine, Daniel Handler, Carl Hiaasen, Norton Juster, Dick King-Smith, Hilary McKay, Louis Sachar, and Jon Scieszka, and Daniel Pinkwater makes a special cameo appearance.
--"Illuminating [and] intriguing. . . This title should find its way onto shelves for readers of all ages."
--Maria B. Salvadore School Library Journal (starred review)
--Booklist (starred review) and Booklist.com Review of the Day
(October 23)
--"A great way to see how authors do what they do."
--Indiana Post-Tribune
--"Children . . . are certain to savor this collection."
--Jennifer M. Brown, Shelf Awareness.com
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Also New from Candlewick
The paperback edition of THE WAND IN THE WORD: CONVERSATIONS WITH WRITERS OF FANTASY
-- "An essential volume for fantasy fans of all ages."
— School Library Journal (starred review)
-- "A rich resource."
— Booklist (starred);
-- "Wisdom, variety, and humor characterize these interviews full of incisive comments from thirteen fantasy writers. . . An unusual exposition of creativity and courage, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the diverse ways imagination and fantasy work."
— The Horn Book (Horn Book Fanfare; starred review)
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Winner of This Year Children's Literature Association Book Award
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MINDERS OF MAKE BELIEVE: IDEALISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND THE SHAPING OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
(Houghton Mifflin)
Minders of Make-Believe is the first-ever history
of American children's book publishing, from colonial times to Harry Potter.
— New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice selection
"Best Nonfiction Books of 2008"
— Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Best Summer Nonfiction Reading"
— NPR's Fresh Air
"A historian's wonderfully knowing account of the world of children's
literat ure becomes something more: a brilliant rendering of a nation's values over the generations.
Bravo!"
— Robert Coles
"In the busy barnyard of children's literature, Leonard Marcus is Charlotte—a calm, wise soul who weaves every
strand into something meaningful and useful. (He does not, as far as I know, have eight legs.)"
— Daniel Handler
"A tour de force . . . Indispensible."
— Booklist (starred review)
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The perfect gift for anyone who loves Golden Books—now in its 3rd printing!
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| GOLDEN LEGACY: HOW GOLDEN BOOKS WON CHILDREN'S HEARTS, CHANGED PUBLISHING FOREVER,
AND BECAME AN AMERICAN ICON ALONG THE WAY
(Random House)
This lavishly illustrated book tells the fascinating,
never-before-told story of the creation, marketing, and world-wide impact
of the most popular children's books of all time.
[A] treasure of a history."
— Kirkus (starred review)
"What a grand story [this] is! A big book about the 'Little Books'!"
— Eric Carle
SEE THE LARGEST PUBLIC SHOWING EVER OF ORIGINAL ART
FROM GOLDEN BOOKS, AS THE EXHIBITION "GOLDEN LEGACY" CONTINUES ON ITS NATIONAL TOUR:
Lake County Discovery Museum (Wauconda, IL): 20 March 2010 - 7 August 2010
Chicago Public Library (Chicago, IL): 29 October 2010 - 7 January 2011
Children's Museum of Richmond (Richmond, VA): 1 February 2011 - 12 April 2011
Salt Lake City Public Library (Salt Lake City, UT): 30 April 2011 - 12 June 2011
Lexington Public Library (Lexington, KY): 25 June 2011 - 14 August 2011
Greenville Country Museum (Greenville, SC): 24 September 2011 - 1 January 2012
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Leonard reading from Minders of Make-Believe at the Omaha Public Library. |
LSM speaking about Golden Legacy at the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha.
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Leonard Marcus is one of the children's-book world's most engaging and versatile speakers.
Contact him about coming to your library, school, convention, or group meeting to give any the programs
listed below. Programs can also be planned to meet your group's specific needs.
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Highlights July-August 2010
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Leonard in now represented for all speaking engagements by the Random House Speakers Bureau.
To arrange for him to speak at your conference or to visit your library, corporate offices, or school, please contact Elizabeth Zajac: EZajac@randomhouse.com
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01 — WAUCONDA, IL: The exhibition "Golden Legacy: 65 Years of Original Art from Golden Books," co-curated by LSM, continues at the Lake County Discovery Museum, through August 7.
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| Media Mix
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Hear Leonard discuss his work and the latest trends in chidren's and teen literature on “Cynsations”.
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Hear
Leonard talk with Inquiry host Mark Lynch about
"Golden Legacy" an exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum now though February 28.
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HOPES AND DREAMS
Click here to watch Leonard's Video interview at Adolescent Literacy's website.
"Marcus believes that every generation makes the books that contain the hopes and dreams it wants to pass onto the next generation."
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Click
here for Leonard's recent talk about Funny Business at New York's Strand Bookstore.
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THE BAT OF MINERVA
Click
here to hear Leonard, during a recent visit to the University of Minnesota, discuss his career on Peter Shea's podcast "The Bat of Minerva".
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Hear Leonard talk with founder Deborah Harper about
Funny Business
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Listen to LSM's interview about Minders of Make-Believe with Inquiry host Mark Lynch."
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Hear Leonard talk about Funny Business on
WICN Public Radio with Inquiry host Mark Lynch."
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Hear LSM discuss the history of Golden Books with Leonard Lopate on the WNYC-AM's Leonard Lopate Show on July 1.
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Read what Achuka.co.uk has to say about Minders of Make-Believe.
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Read about the recent Carle Honors dinner, where Leonard helped present this year's awards, on the First Book blog
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Click on the image to watch the VIDEO.
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Click on the image to hear Leonard talk with First Book's Jennifer Wrenn in their May 12th PODCAST about Minders of Make-Believe.
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Click on the image to watch the VIDEO of Leonard's May 20
conversation about Minders of Make-Believe with PW's Elizabeth Devereaux,
at the Strand Bookstore, New York, NY.
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Leonard discussed Minders of Make-Believe in an interview with
Psychjourney founder and president Deborah Harper, recorded on August 23, 2008.
Click on the logo to listen to the PODCAST.
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Maclean's
reporter Brian Bethune calls on Leonard to comment on the return to print of maverick picture-book great Tomi Ungerer.
Click on the logo to read the ARTICLE.
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Quote of the Month
“All he ever wanted to do as far back as he could remember was to draw comics. It didn’t seem a lot to ask, to draw comics. It wasn't as if he was hurting anyone by drawing comics.
“Oh, is that so?”
-- Jules Feiffer, in The Man in the Ceiling
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