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Show Me a Story! : Why Picture Books Matter - Conversations with 21 of the

Show Me a Story! : Why Picture Books Matter - Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators Hardcover - 2012

by Leonard S. Marcus (Editor)

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Candlewick Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Show Me a Story! : Why Picture Books Matter - Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA
  • Date 2012
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0763635065I3N00
  • ISBN 9780763635060 / 0763635065
  • Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.8 x 1.2 in (23.62 x 17.27 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Sociological
  • Library of Congress subjects Illustrators, Illustrators - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011045897
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.642

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From the publisher

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world’s leading writers about children’s books and their illustrations. His many books include The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy; Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy; Dear Genius; and others. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the New York Times Book Review, among other publications. About Show Me a Story!, he says, "Our favorite picture books speak to us at the start of life and continue to speak to us for the rest of our lives. I find that an amazing achievement." Leonard S. Marcus lives in Brooklyn.

Media reviews

These discussions of the relationship between artists’ lives and the stories they produce, preferences regarding medium or style, and the unique confluences of circumstance, market and passion are indubitably worthwhile.
—Kirkus Reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2012, Page 50
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2012, Page 488
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2012, Page 116
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2012, Page 163
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2012, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2012, Page 144
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 04/01/2012, Page 88

About the author

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and their illustrations. His many books include The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy; Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy; Dear Genius; and others. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the New York Times Book Review, among other publications. About Show Me a Story!, he says, "Our favorite picture books speak to us at the start of life and continue to speak to us for the rest of our lives. I find that an amazing achievement." Leonard S. Marcus lives in Brooklyn.

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