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From: Connie Rockman <connie.rock>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 12:18:36 -0700
The Eighth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators has just been published by the H. W. Wilson Company. This series began in the 1930s as the first to present information and many autobiographical sketches by authors and illustrators of children's books for young readers. The first volume was revised in 1951, but subsequent volumes have only included information on new authors and artists.
The Eighth Book has entries on 200 contributors to the field and is the first in the series to revise and update selected entries from earlier volumes.
Beverly Cleary is among the 15 established and well-known authors and illustrators who wrote updated autobiographical sketches for this book. So if you are looking for a short autobiography to share with her devoted fans, this is an excellent source. Other updated entries were written by Lloyd Alexander, Judy Blume, Eric Carle, Susan Cooper, Tom Feelings, Leonard Everett Fisher, Jean Fritz, Jean Craighead George, Trina Schart Hyman, E.L. Konigsburg, Julius Lester, Milton Meltzer, and Charlotte Zolotow.
The 185 newer authors profiled include many recent Newbery/Caldecott winners
(Curtis, Taback, Rathmann, Hesse), a wide range of African American, Asian American, and Hispanic authors/artists from recent years and popular figures like Marcus Pfister, Lucy Cousins, Janell Cannon . . . and, of course, J. K. Rowling.
The Eighth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators is available from the H. W. Wilson Company, ISBN 0?42 68-0, for $75.00.
I would be delighted to have feedback from members of the list, and suggestions for future volumes. Thanks.
Connie Rockman, Editor connie.rock at snet.net
Received on Fri 01 Sep 2000 02:18:36 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 12:18:36 -0700
The Eighth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators has just been published by the H. W. Wilson Company. This series began in the 1930s as the first to present information and many autobiographical sketches by authors and illustrators of children's books for young readers. The first volume was revised in 1951, but subsequent volumes have only included information on new authors and artists.
The Eighth Book has entries on 200 contributors to the field and is the first in the series to revise and update selected entries from earlier volumes.
Beverly Cleary is among the 15 established and well-known authors and illustrators who wrote updated autobiographical sketches for this book. So if you are looking for a short autobiography to share with her devoted fans, this is an excellent source. Other updated entries were written by Lloyd Alexander, Judy Blume, Eric Carle, Susan Cooper, Tom Feelings, Leonard Everett Fisher, Jean Fritz, Jean Craighead George, Trina Schart Hyman, E.L. Konigsburg, Julius Lester, Milton Meltzer, and Charlotte Zolotow.
The 185 newer authors profiled include many recent Newbery/Caldecott winners
(Curtis, Taback, Rathmann, Hesse), a wide range of African American, Asian American, and Hispanic authors/artists from recent years and popular figures like Marcus Pfister, Lucy Cousins, Janell Cannon . . . and, of course, J. K. Rowling.
The Eighth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators is available from the H. W. Wilson Company, ISBN 0?42 68-0, for $75.00.
I would be delighted to have feedback from members of the list, and suggestions for future volumes. Thanks.
Connie Rockman, Editor connie.rock at snet.net
Received on Fri 01 Sep 2000 02:18:36 PM CDT
