14 Years in the Making—Now Available from Houghton Mifflin!
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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 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
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Newly Expanded—just in time to celebrate this inspiring book's tenth anniversary!
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| A CALDECOTT CELEBRATION: SEVEN ARTISTS AND THEIR PATHS TO THE CALDECOTT MEDAL
(Walker)
The expanded, tenth-anniversary edition of this awarding-winning book
features an all-new chapter about Mordicai Gerstein and the making of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.
— 1999 ALA Notable Book
— starred reviews in School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist
For more ideas about how to make the most of this and Leonard's other Walker books
in the classroom, contact him directly: LeonardSMa@aol.com
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A Classic Turns 10: Learn from the Master How to Write, Illustrate, and Publish Great Children's Books
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DEAR GENIUS: THE LETTERS OF URSULA NORDSTROM
(HarperCollins)
Ursula Nordstrom, director of Harper's fabled Department of Books for Boys
and Girls from 1940 to 1973, was a publishing visionary, and one of the children's book world's
most inspiring mentors. This collection of her letters to Margaret Wise Brown,
E. B. White, Garth Williams, Crockett Johnson, Louise Fitzhugh, Maurice Sendak,
and others not only encapsulates an amazing span of children's book history.
It also contains sage and eminently practical advice for today's writers,
illustrators, and editors—and for anyone hoping to break in to the field.
— A New York Times Book Review Notable Book for 1998
"Irresistible."
— The New Yorker
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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 - October 2008
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01 — AURORA, IL:
The exhibition "Golden Legacy: 65 Years of Original Art from Golden Books,"continues at the
Aurora Public Art Commission, David L. Pierce Center, on view through October 12 .
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01 — KANSAS CITY, KS: LLSM speaks about Minders of Make-Believe at the Kansas City Public Library
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02 — MANHATTAN, KS: LSM speaks at Kansas State University and the Manhattan, KS, Public Library.
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03-05 — HONESDALE, PA: LSM speaks at the Highlights annual illustrators' retreat.
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14 — PRINCETON, NJ: LSM speaks about Minders of Make-Believe at the Princeton Public Library
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15 — PRINCETON, NJ: LSM speaks at the Barnes & Noble Educators Workshop
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17 — PITTSBURGH, PA: LSM gives the keynote at the annual Carnegie Library Conference
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21 — CHAPPAQUA, NY: LSM speaks to the children's librarians of the Westchester County Public Library System
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22 — STORRS, CT: LSM speaks about Minders of Make-Believe and The Wand in the Word at the University of Connecticut
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23 — ALBANY, NY: LSM speaks about Minders of Make-Believe at SUNY Albany
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28 — WASHINGTON, DC: LSM talks to the students of the Sidwell Friends School
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29 — WASHINGTON, DC: LSM speaks about Minders of Make-Believe at the Library of Congress
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| Media Mix
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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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Leonard is now represented for speaking engagements
by Vicki Palmquist of Winding Oak Literary Services.
To arrange for a program at your conference, library,
school, college, or bookstore, please contact Vicki: booking@windingoak.com; 612 677-3935.
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Quote of the Month
"In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature"
Wallace Stevens
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