His latest is Show Me a Story! Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World’s Most Celebrated Illustrators. Marcus has become the de facto chronicler of the world of children’s literature. In addition, I will point out that Leonard S. There’s one I missed and have now ordered: On Writing for Children and Other People by Julius Lester. I figured I must have simply missed the boat and that there had been other such essay collections since I acquired my batch of inspirational writing about the making of children’s books. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Apart from Reflections, most of these books are a little older. –Alison Follos, North Country School, Lake Placid, NYĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
This title will be well received by educators looking for books detailing the impact of spiritual, multicultural, and ethnic issues in children's literature. He writes, "To equate identity with race and culture is to deny the power of the imagination which can be the empathic bridge between nations, cultures, and individuals." In retelling "Little Black Sambo" and the "Tales of Uncle Remus," he explains how he assumed the responsibility of carefully distilling offending racism from the stories' revisions while preserving the integrity and creativity of the original works. Ironically, the militant black-power stance that initially ignited his writing has evolved into an intellectually sensitive and enlightened tone. Within this ambitious mix, he weaves the cultural characteristics of creative writing and storytelling, speaks to the infinite breadth of the imagination, and explains how his own life stories are integrated into the academic classes he teaches. He places a heavy focus on his conversion to and practice of Judaism.
This book is autobiographical, philosophical, and academic in nature, as Lester explores his evolution into the writer that he is today, describing the familial, social, racial, religious, and environmental influences that etched the jigsaw of his life.
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