The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Silvey, Anita, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Upon publication, Children's Books and ong>Theong>ir Creators, Anita Silvey's comprehensive survey of contemporary children's literature, was called "an invaluable reference... and] a wonderful resource" (Christian Science Monitor) and garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists interested in ong>theong> world of writing for children. Now ong>Theong> Essential Guide to Children's Books and ong>Theong>ir Creators assembles ong>theong> best of that volume in one handy, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, and students. This new volume introduces readers to ong>theong> wealth of children's literature by focusing on ong>theong> essentials -- ong>theong> best books for children, ong>theong> ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. Updated to include newcomers such as J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket and to cover ong>theong> very latest on publishing and educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on ong>theong> best-loved children's authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. ong>Theong> Essential Guide to Children's Books and ong>Theong>ir Creators summarizes ong>theong> canon of contemporary children's literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.