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Caldecott and Co: Notes on Books and Pictures
Caldecott and Co Notes on Books and Pictures Author:Maurice Sendak Sendak's first collection of critical writings has a dual focus. It offers commentary on children's books and their illustration by a knowledgeable, working artist and, in an autobiographical second section that suggests Sendak's development and philosophy, helps us understand the author's own work. . Sendak's criticism, whet... more »her essay-length or just a few paragraphs, is infused with personal feeling as well as professional judgment and a sound historical sense, and his own contributions to the art of the children's book animates his "appreciations" of others'« less