| Leonard S. Marcus |
| Children's Book Historian, Author, Critic |
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| Calendar Archive - 2001 |
| January |
| WESTON, CT: Weston Woods Institute. Talk on children's book publishing today. (For information, contact Gitta Raffelsbauer: Wwinst@aol.com) | 11 |
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NEW YORK: Central Children's Room, Donnell Library Center,
New York Public Library (20 West 53rd Street).
Noon time brown-bag lunch talk for parents on choosing books
for your children. (For information, contact Leslie Fass: lfass@nypl.org) |
16 |
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WASHINGTON, DC: Children's Book Guild.
January luncheon speaker. (For information, contact Peggy Jackson: Peggyjack@aol.com) |
25 |
| February |
| MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110: "The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.). Conversation about Author Talk. | 05 |
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MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110:
"The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.). Conversation about Author Talk, continued. |
12 |
| MYSIMON.COM: Regular monthly reviews of children's books begin. | 15 |
| THE FIVE OWLS MAGAZINE: Includes a piece on Donald Crews's picture book Harbor | 15 |
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MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110:
"The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.). Conversation about Author Talk, continued. |
19 |
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C-SPAN/BOOK TV:
Broadcast of an hour-long talk given at the Central Children's Room, New York Public Library, on choosing books for your children. Airtimes: 8 a.m. and 12 noon Eastern Time. |
24 |
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PRINCETON, NJ:
Talk at the Cotsen Collection, Firestone Library,
Princeton University, on children's books about New York City.
Time: 3-4 p.m. (For information, contact Bonnie Bernstein: tel 609 258-2697; e-mail: bonnieb@princeton.edu) |
24 |
| MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110: "The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.). Conversation about Author Talk, continued. | 26 |
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KNOXVILLE, TN: University of Tennessee.
Talk about Ursula Nordstrom and Margaret Wise Brown
at an evening sponsored by the University of Tennessee Library
Friends. (For information, contact Jinx Stapleton Watson: jinx-watson@utk.edu) |
27 |
| March |
| THE HORN BOOK: The March issue features "Medal Man: Randolph Caldecott and the Art of the Picture Book," based on a talk given at the ALA pre-conference, held at the Art Institute of Chicago, on July 7, 2000. | 01 |
| MYSIMON.COM: Review of Ackamarackus, by Julius Lester; illustrated by Emilie Chollat (Scholastic) | 05 |
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BROOKLYN, NY:
Talk to the Lower School faculty of Packer
Collegiate Institute about A Caldecott Celebration. (For information, contact Carol Schulhof: 718 250-0244) |
06 |
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NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO:
Discussion of books by Maurice Sendak and William Steig on "The Loose Leaf Book Company". (For local station listings and airtimes, look for the "Imprisonment" program at:www.looseleafbookcompany.com) |
12-18 |
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SAN DIEGO, CA:
Talk about Margaret Wise Brown and Ursula Nordstrom at the San Diego State University (For information, contact June Cummins:jcummins@mail.sdsu.edu) |
28 |
| April |
| MYSIMON.COM: Review of The Tomb of the Boy King, by John Frank; illustrated by Tom Pohrt (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) | 05 |
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NEW YORK, NY:
Presentation, with fellow judges, of the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards, at 5 p.m., at the New York Public Library Early Childhood Resource and Information Center (66 Leroy Street; for information, call 212 929-0815, or E-mail rpayne@nypl.org) |
26 |
| May |
| NORTHAMPTON, MA: First meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. | 03 |
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY:
Keynote speech at Society of Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators' upstate New York
regional conference. (For information, contact Ellen Yeomans: YeomansE@aol.com) |
19 |
| June |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA:
Moderator of ALSC/CBC program, at the American Library Association convention,
on poetry for children, from 2-4 p.m. (For information, contact the Children's Book Council: 212 966-1990 or visit their web site at www.cbcbooks.org) |
18 |
| CORONADO, CA: Evening slide talk about Margaret Wise Brown and her illustrators, at the City of Coronado Public Library (640 Orange Avenue; for information contact Christian R. Esquevin, Director of Library Services: tel 619 522-7393) | 20 |
| July |
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NEW YORK, NY:
Keynote address on Margaret Wise Brown, at
the Bank Street "New Perspectives" retreat on literature for the
young child. Bank Street College of Education (610 West 112th Street; for information, contact Mary Kocy: 212 304-2053) |
16 |
| August |
| MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110: "The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.): Conversation about Author Talk. | 06 |
| MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110: "The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.): Conversation about Author Talk,continued. | 13 |
| MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110: "The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.): Conversation about Side by Side. | 20 |
| MANHATTAN CABLE Channels 67 and 110: "The Florence Morrison Show" (1 a.m.): Conversation about Side by Side,continued. | 27 |
| RELEASE of The Complete Adventures of Curious George, with an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus (Houghton Mifflin). | 01 |
| September |
| RELEASE of Corduroy & Company: A Don Freeman Treasurry, with an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus (Viking). | 01 |
| RELEASE of Nursery Classics: A Galdone Treasury, with an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus (Clarion). | 01 |
| CHICAGO: Talk about Margaret Wise Brown at National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. (For information, contact Junko Yokota:jyokota@nl.edu) | 28 |
| CHICAGO: Keynote speaker, SCBWI Illinois annual conference, at Dominican University, River Forest, IL. (For information, contact Lisa Cinelli:LisaCinelli@aol.com) | 29 |
| October |
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BURLINGTON, VT: Presentation, with fellow judges, of the 2001
Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards,
at the New England Library Association annual convention. (For informaton, contact Anne E. Quirk: tel 617 628-0225) |
01 |
| RELEASE of Garth Williams Treasury of Best-Loved Golden Books, with an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus (Golden). | 01 |
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ABILENE, TX: Slide talk on the art of the picture book
at the
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature,
as part the day-long program "Picture Book Magic: A Celebration of Children's Illustrated Literature,"
also featuring Robert Sabuda and Betty Carter. (For information, contact Becky McDonald:beckymcd@camalott.com) |
13 |
| MYSIMON.COM: Fall 2001 round-up of children's books | 15 |
| WNYC-AM: "On the Line." Conversation with Brian Lehrer about E. B. White (10:05-10:20 a.m.) | 29 |
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ANAHEIM, CA: Keynote address on Margaret Wise Brown, at the literature
preconference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC) annual convention. (For information, contact Isabel Baker:bookvine@bookvine.com) |
31 |
| November |
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NEW YORK: Side by Side launch party
Bank Street Bookstore (610 West 112th Street), from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (For information, contact Susan Fallon:sfallon@walkerbooks.com) |
08 |
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NATIONAL RADIO MEDIA TOUR for Margaret Wise Brown's My World (all times EST)
6:40-6:50 a.m., WPHM-AM (Detroit), "Morning Show"; 7:40-7:50 a.m., WAAM-AM (Ann Arbor), "Morning Show"; 7:50-8:00 a.m., WAMC-FM (NPR, New England), "The Round Table"; 8:00-8:10 a.m., ABC Radio (national), "Bob & Lori Show"; 8:10-8:20 a.m., WTBQ-FM (regional New York), "Morning Show"; 8:40-8:45 a.m., KFMO-AM (Missouri), "Morning Show"; 9:30-9:45 a.m., RADIO AMERICA (national), "Good Day USA"; 9:45-9:55 a.m., RADIO CHANNEL NETWORKS (national), "CRN LIVE"; 10:30-10:40 a.m., WZYX-AM (Nashville), "Morning Show"; 10:40-10:45 a.m., WKIP-AM/WHUC-AM/WRNQ-FM/WTHN-FM (Hudson Valley, New York), "Morning News"; 10:45-11:00 a.m., INTERNATONAL VOICE OF AMERICA, "Book World"; 11:00-11:10 a.m., KJFF-AM (St. Louis), "PM Magazine"; 11:30-11:40 a.m., INTERNET, "Good News Broadcast"; 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m., KRES-FM (Kansas City), "Morning Show" |
09 |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO: Discussion of the Harry Potter books and film on "The Loose Leaf Book Company." (For local station listings and air times, seewww.looseleafbookcompany.com) | 12-18 |
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NATIONAL RADIO MEDIA TOUR for Margaret Wise Brown's My World (all times EST)
7:40-7:50 a.m., WPHM-AM (Detroit), "Morning Show"; 8:45-8:55 a.m., WKMI-AM (Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo), "Morning Show"; 9:05-9:15 a.m., KBEM-FM, "Morning Show." |
13 |
| SIDE BY SIDE: Five Favorite Picture Book Teams Go to Work published by Walker and Company. | 15 |
| BROOKLYN, NY: Barnes & Noble (106 Court Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY), at 7:30 p.m. A talk for parents about children's books for the holidays. (For information, contact Susan Banks Tetterton: tel 718 246-4158; e-mail CRM2965@bn.com) | 28 |
| December |
| RELEASE of Parenting magazine's thirteenth annual Reading Magic Awards for excellence in children's literature, in December 2001/January 2002 issue of Parenting. | 01 |
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