>Some enchanted evening . . .

by Roger Sutton
Jul 17, 2009 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
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"Once you have found him, never let him go. Once you have found him . . . "
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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bear appetit

>and did you get any signed comicbooks for your little brother? Noooo.

Posted : Aug 01, 2009 03:26

KTH

>I was at that CLNE and remember it more like Betty did. But it's a fairly common reaction from intelligent authors who are new to the field of children's literature and who are speaking at CLNE for the first time, especially if they have to follow a speaker like Sarah Ellis, or have just eaten lunch in the cafeteria, seated at a table with Jill Paton Walsh, Barbara Harrison, and Greg Maguire.

Posted : Jul 25, 2009 01:14

jerseyfern

>Betty t,

Having worked with Neil on his children's books for a decade, I feel certain that he didn't arrive at CLNE with low expectations. Shift the emphasis to "really" and you may have a more accurate picture of Neil's estimation of people who work in children's literature. In other words, his colleagues in other media, they're bright, too, but "these people are *really* bright."

Posted : Jul 20, 2009 04:53

Anonymous

>So glad the musical theatre references have made a comeback :)

Posted : Jul 20, 2009 03:10

betty t

>I remember when Neil spoke at CLNE and said something like "oh dear, these people are really bright" like he had very low expectations of the children's literature crowd. I hope he's permanently adjusted his expectations.

Posted : Jul 19, 2009 09:06

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