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A lavishly illustrated, large-format reference book highlighting
the work of 101 essential children's illustrators The illustrated
children's book came of age in the 18th century alongside the
rising middle-class demand for economic and social advancement.
Inspired by philosopher John Locke's prescient insights into child
development, London publisher John Newbery established the first
commercial market for illustrated "juveniles" in the West, and the
impact of the model he set for books tailored to the interests and
capabilities of young readers has spanned the globe, spurring
higher literacy rates, cultural enfranchisement, and a better life
for generations of children. In Pictured Worlds, renowned historian
Leonard S. Marcus shares his incomparable knowledge of this global
cultural phenomenon in the definitive reference work on children's
book illustration. The author of more than 25 award-winning books,
Marcus here highlights an international roster of 101 artists of
the last 250 years whose touchstone achievements collectively chart
the major trends and turning points in the history of children's
book illustration. While some illustrators explored in this lively
volume (John Tenniel, Maurice Sendak) have become household names,
Marcus's wide-ranging survey also shines a light on several
lesser-known figures whose unique contributions merit a closer
look. The result is a sweeping chronicle of a vibrant art form and
cultural driver that has touched the lives of literate peoples
everywhere. Over 400 illustrations showcase landmark books from
Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Italy,
Sweden, Czech Republic, Russia, Japan, China, Korea, Bulgaria,
Argentina, Cameroon, and more. Each illustrated entry is comprised
of an artist's biography and career overview and a deep-dive look
at a pivotal book and its legacy. Featured books include Ivan
Bilibin's The Golden Cockerel, Leo Lionni's Inch by Inch, Richard
Doyle's In Fairyland, Kveta Pacovska's One, Five, Many, Helen
Oxenbury's We're Going On a Bear Hunt, Mitsumasa Anno's Anno's
Journey, and Zhu Chengliang's A New Year's Reunion, and the books
that introduced such iconic characters as Alice, Max,
Struwwelpeter, the Little Prince, and Winnie-the-Pooh. At once a
celebration of illustrated children's books and an essential
reference work, Pictured Worlds encapsulates, in the author's
words, "the special nature of the illustrated children's book as a
cultural enterprise that is at once a rewarding art form, a bridge
across cultures, and a ladder between generations."
Original artwork and materials explore children's literature and
its impact in society and culture over time A favorite childhood
book can leave a lasting impression, but as adults we tend to
shelve such memories. For fourteen months beginning in June 2013,
more than half a million visitors to the New York Public Library
viewed an exhibition about the role that children's books play in
world culture and in our lives. After the exhibition closed,
attendees clamored for a catalog of The ABC of It as well as for
children's literature historian Leonard S. Marcus's insightful, wry
commentary about the objects on display. Now with this book, a
collaboration between the University of Minnesota's Kerlan
Collection of Children's Literature and Leonard Marcus, the
nostalgia and vision of that exhibit can be experienced anywhere.
The story of the origins of children's literature is a tale with
memorable characters and deeds, from Hans Christian Andersen and
Lewis Carroll to E. B. White and Madeleine L'Engle, who safeguarded
a place for wonder in a world increasingly dominated by mechanistic
styles of thought, to artists like Beatrix Potter and Maurice
Sendak who devoted their extraordinary talents to revealing to
children not only the exhilarating beauty of life but also its
bracing intensity. Philosophers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques
Rousseau and educators such as Johann Comenius and John Dewey were
path-finding interpreters of the phenomenon of childhood, inspiring
major strands of bookmaking and storytelling for the young.
Librarians devised rigorous standards for evaluating children's
books and effective ways of putting good books into children's
hands, and educators proposed radically different ideas about what
those books should include. Eventually, publishers came to embrace
juvenile publishing as a core activity, and pioneering collectors
of children's book art, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera
appeared-the University of Minnesota's Dr. Irvin Kerlan being a
superb example. Without the foresight and persistence of these
collectors, much of this story would have been lost forever.
Regarding children's literature as both a rich repository of
collective memory and a powerful engine of cultural change is more
important today than ever.
The history of children's literature is a growing area of study;
this group of essays brings together innovative, scholarly voices
to explore the fascinating tales behind many beloved books. The
publication mines the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American
Children's Literature, one of the world's richest sources for
original books, manuscripts, and artwork. The essays, commissioned
for this volume, examine little-known backstories of three hundred
years of classic children's literature, from Louisa May Alcott to
Langston Hughes to Mo Willems. Distributed for the Beinecke Rare
Book and Manuscript Library
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