Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing by Leonard S Marcus

Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing by Leonard S Marcus

Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honours picture book illustrations, and in this inventive biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal. In an era when the steam engine fuelled an industrial revolution and train travel exploded people's experience of space and time, Caldecott was inspired by his surroundings to capture action, movement, and speed in a way that had never before been seen in children's picture books. Thoroughly researched and featuring extensive archival material and a treasure trove of previously unpublished drawings, including some from Caldecott's very last sketchbook, Leonard Marcus' luminous biography shows why Caldecott was indeed the father of the modern picture book and how his influence lives on in the books we love today.

Leonard S. Marcus is a well-known and diverse writer, historian, and critic in the children's book sector, as well as a contributor and editor for a number of periodicals. Leonard was just named literary director of the Kennedy Center's Night Kitchen Radio Theater in Washington, D.C. C.He graduated from Yale University with a degree in history and the University of Iowa Graduate Writers' Workshop with a degree in poetry. He and his wife, picture-book artist Amy Schwartz, live in Brooklyn, New York, with their son Jacob.

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ISBN 13	9780374310257
ISBN 10	0374310254
Title	Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing
Author	Leonard S Marcus
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Year published	2013-08-27
Number of pages	64
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