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William Steig's Horn Book Magazine coverfrom November/December 1986 through September/October 1987...
Originally aired on National Public Radio in the summer of 1986, these interviews with renowned writers and illustrators were conducted by Anita Silvey, then the editor of the Horn Book, and produced by Greg Fitzgerald. Also broadcast was a review by school children of Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar...
This program originally aired on National Public Radio in July or August of 1986. The Radio Review was moderated by Anita Silvey and produced by Greg Fitzgerald. Listen to the program. Anita Silvey (AS): I’m Anita Silvey, editor and chief of Horn Book Magazine....
7 June 1986 Dear Anita, Here’s my Second Look at THE NARGUN AND THE STARS. It’s 1150 words by my count; hope it will do. Just one plea: if anything is changed, even a comma, I’d like to approve it first. And if...
by Natalie BabbittI remember my childhood vividly: what it felt like, what I thought about, what I did and said as opposed to what other children did and said. My views on the variety of types of children were, and are, the same as my views on the variety of...
By Nancy WillardOf all my visits to the Provensens' farm, there is one I shall never forget. My husband, my son, and I, along with Barbara Lucas, the editor of A Visit to William Blake's Inn (Harcourt) spent a delightful afternoon with Alice and Martin, who deserve a gold medal...
by Vera B. WilliamsFirst, I would simply like to share with you the fact that I am exceptionally happy to be here. It may be that I feel this way because I became a writer and an illustrator of children's books only in recent years. I had intended to do...
by Barbara Lucas"Would you like to meet Father Beasley?" she asked with a laugh. Before I could answer she added, almost shyly, "You know, in The Highest Hit" (Harcourt). She needn't have identified him. The characters from Nancy Willard's books are old friends. They are so real that I often...
by Nancy WillardThe Provensens and I would like to thank the members of the Newbery and Caldecott committees for honoring our book and to thank everyone at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich with whom we worked. And we are especially glad for an opportunity to honor the remarkable woman who brought us...
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