Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing

Leonard S. Marcus

ISBN 10: 0374310254 / ISBN 13: 9780374310257

Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, 2013

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # wbs3534479259

Synopsis:

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 Thoroughly researched and featuring extensive archival material and a treasure trove of previously unpublished drawings, including some from Caldecott's very last sketchbook, Leonard Marcus' luminous biography shows why Caldecott was indeed the father of the modern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.

About the Author: Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and the people who create them. His own award-winning books include Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices; Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom; Minders of Make Believe; and The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not ...
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Caldecott, Randolph
Condition: Very Good