Celebrate Cricket: 30 Years of Stories and Art

A lively anthology of well-loved stories scattered throughout with slices of history told through reminiscences from the many famous authors and illustrators who have contributed to CRICKET magazine, including David Wiesner, Shirley Hughes, Jane Yolen, Eric Kimmel, and Eve Bunting. CRICKET?s editor-in-chief, Marianne Carus, launched the magazine in 1973 with literary critic Clifton Fadiman as senior editor and Trina Schart Hyman as art director. During the early years of the magazine, the board of directors included such luminary figures in children?s literature as Lloyd Alexander, Newbery and National Book Award Winner; Eleanor Cameron, National Book Award Winner; Sheila Egoff, Professor of children?s literature; Virginia Haviland, head of children?s literature at the Library of Congress; Paul Heins, Editor of the Horn Book Magazine; and Nobel Prize Winner Isaac Bashevis Singer. The book is illustrated throughout in black white and contains 24 pages of color reproductions of CRICKET cover art. TABLE OF CONTENTS Let?s Celebrate Cricket Marianne Carus Letter Isaac Bashevis Singer Meet Your Author Isaac Bashevis Singer The Fools of Chelm an the Stupid Carp Isaac Bashevis Singer Genesis (poem) Lee Bennett Hopkins Clifton Fadiman and the Beginnings of Cricket Anne Fadiman The Birth of Cricket Eleanor Cameron Old Cricket?s Family Album Lloyd Alexander A Hungry Reader Lloyd Alexander A Gift from Gertrude Stein Lloyd Alexander I?m Not
ASIN: 0812626958
VSKU: BVV.0812626958.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Carus, Marianne
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.