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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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Anonymous
>Children! Children! If you can't play nice . . .
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: Apr 03, 2009 09:04
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Roger Sutton
>Maybe anon 12:10 is Joan Walsh Anglund, letting her inner b.i. out for an anonymous stroll.
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: Apr 03, 2009 04:47
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melanie
>ps if Anonymous One was being sarcastic, next time they use my name, please link it up to my blog. Thanks.
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: Apr 02, 2009 06:46
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melanie
>Aww gee Second Anonymous,
I took it as a compliment :)
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: Apr 02, 2009 05:35
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Anonymous
>Say, this is getting nasty! You must be on the way up, Anon.
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: Apr 02, 2009 05:24
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Anonymous
>what an ORIGINAL thought expressed by "Melanie" - "Be nice n the way up ..." One wonders why no one has ever thought of this before! Was it original with her? One awaits other gems!
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: Apr 02, 2009 04:10
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melanie
>I'm in this business for 25 years. I've been on the roller coaster a few times and have a steadfast rule: Be nice on the way up coz you'll see them on the way down.
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: Mar 31, 2009 01:58
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Kathryne B Alfred
>You know, I've never been disappointed by the behavior of my favorite writers when I got to meet them. But I once made a total fool of myself trying to talk intelligently to Connie Willis, and that makes me a little more reluctant to introduce myself to my heroes.
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: Mar 31, 2009 09:32
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Rebecca
>Would love to read Maurice Sendak -- kinda wonder what goes on in that guy's head.
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: Mar 31, 2009 04:13
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Anonymous
>Allen Say is not a very outgoing person. Perhaps ypu were too exuberant for him?
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: Mar 31, 2009 02:15
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Anonymous
>Maybe men get the Caldecotts _because_ men have the complex emotions.
Joke! Joke!
Anyway, I think Anon 2:57 is being hard on Eric Carle. Maybe the guy was having a bad day? Or a bad week? How long have you resented him for his being in a bad mood when you deigned to meet him?
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: Mar 30, 2009 08:27
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Anonymous
>I have to admit ... sometimes I like it when I hear of a cranky children's book author, And especially picture book authors/illustrators. It dispels the notion that we're walking around smiling all the time with bluebirds circling 'round our heads or something.
Yet I always feel like male authors and illustrators can get away with being cranks in a way women can't. First they get all the Caldecotts, now they take the complex emotions ...
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: Mar 30, 2009 08:20
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Leigh
>Well, I've been lucky. All the authors I've met have been really super folks. Down to earth and fun to talk to. I've heard some stories, though...apparently, there are some difficult ones out there.
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: Mar 30, 2009 08:14
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Roger Sutton
>Well, if we're dishing . . . I'm still trying to figure out what I did to piss off Allen Say.
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: Mar 30, 2009 07:48
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Anonymous
>I wish I had never met Eric Carle. He was very cranky at a book-signing and that's hard to forget. It's not like I asked him to sign a cocktail napkin or something. Now I'm sorry I ever went out of my way to get him to sign a book for my daughter who remains a big fan because I've never told her what a old crank he is.
>Oh, Barbara Park. Someone who writes such funny books has to be fun person.
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: Mar 30, 2009 03:38
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Roger Sutton
>I've certainly found no correlation between how much I like an author's work, and how much I like an author personally.
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: Mar 30, 2009 02:17
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Anonymous
>Oh, I'm right there with you, Anon! I've always found it awkward all around. Plus, the writers I really admire are the notoriously grumpy ones.
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: Mar 30, 2009 01:05
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Anonymous
>Am I alone in not particularly wanting to meet the people who wrote the books I loved? Ever since I became a writer and met people who thought I was worth meeting I've become anxious that all my favorite writers might be as ordinary as I am. I'd like to hang onto my illusions, thank you.
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: Mar 30, 2009 02:13
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Roger Sutton
>Jenny, if V.C . Andrews can so prodigiously WRITE from the grave, surely she can talk, too!
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: Mar 29, 2009 03:13
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LGallager
>Margaret Mahy, mostly because of The Changeover, and John Crowley, author of Little, Big...
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: Mar 29, 2009 02:37
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Rachel (a-big-apple)
>I exchanged several letters with Marguerite Henry when I was a child, and I wish I'd had the chance to meet her...fortunately, I've been lucky enough to meet a lot of the other authors that would be on my list!
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: Mar 29, 2009 05:08
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Jenny Han
>Barthe DeClements! Beverly Cleary! VC Andrews! haha just kidding on VC, as she is no longer with us.
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>Children! Children! If you can't play nice . . .Posted : Apr 03, 2009 09:04
Roger Sutton
>Maybe anon 12:10 is Joan Walsh Anglund, letting her inner b.i. out for an anonymous stroll.Posted : Apr 03, 2009 04:47
melanie
>ps if Anonymous One was being sarcastic, next time they use my name, please link it up to my blog. Thanks.Posted : Apr 02, 2009 06:46
melanie
>Aww gee Second Anonymous,I took it as a compliment :)
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Anonymous
>Say, this is getting nasty! You must be on the way up, Anon.Posted : Apr 02, 2009 05:24