From: Helen Frost <helenfrost_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:06:23 -0400

Whenever I see the argument that trade publishers won't publish something because it wouldn't make enough money, I think of Frances. She was open to so many books that might have been considered risky from a marketing perspective; in her editing, her total focus was on making each book the best book it could be. That came first, then she worked with marketing to bring the book to as many readers as would benefit from it. She is an especially outstanding example of that set of priorities, but not unique by any means. I think this is still how most editors work.

She leaves an amazing legacy in the books she edited, the authors and illustrators she nurtured, and the colleagues she supported and encouraged.

Helen Frost
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