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The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter by Leonard Marcus (review)
Ist Teil von
Children's Literature Association Quarterly, 2020-10, Vol.45 (3), p.296-299
Ort / Verlag
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Literature Online (LION)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
A discussion of the "Citizen Child" considers the role of children's books as propaganda, nation-building tools, and ultimately as building blocks of cultural identity. "With missionary fervor for battling commercialism and enriching young lives, the NYPL's children's librarian Anne Carroll Moore issued annual Best Books lists, published her fiery opinions in the New York Herald-Tribune, cofounded Children's Book Week, and helped launch the Newbery and Caldecott Medals" (104). [...]Marcus views New York itself as a "storied city" that has long been a rich source of inspiration for authors and illustrators including Frances Hodgson Burnett, Ludwig Bemelmans, Langston Hughes, Robert McCloskey, Roald Dahl, Maurice Sendak, and Judy Blume, among many others (200). [...]Marcus has made an important contribution by documenting the relationship between changing ideas about childhood and the history and modern development of literature for young readers.