{"product_id":"good-books-for-bad-children-isbn-9780593379578","title":"Good Books for Bad Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary editor of the best-loved books for children, and see how she inspired Maurice Sendak, Margaret Wise Brown, and others to create \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are, Good Night Moon, \u003c\/i\u003eand many more classics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Ursula Nordstrom was a grown-up who never forgot what it was to be a child.\"\u003c\/i\u003e The girl who'd always loved to read would grow up to work in the Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper \u0026amp; Brothers Publishers. Soon she was editing books by Margaret Wise Brown and E. B. White, discovering new talent like John Steptoe and Maurice Sendak, and reinventing what a book for children should be. \"Children want to be seen,\" she'd tell her writers. \"Not good enough for you,\" she'd scribble in the margins of their manuscripts, asking them to revise. Her favorite books of all? \"Good books for bad children,\" she'd say. And those books went on to win every award imaginable, including the Caldecott and Newbery Medals and the National Book Award.★ \"Dedicating her tale to the sort of \u003cb\u003echildren who “dare to love” books\u003c\/b\u003e, Kephart celebrates the life and achievements of a renowned editor who shepherded game-changing classics....Her legacy is \u003cb\u003evividly illuminated\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"\u003cb\u003eA full life through a picture book keyhole\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a well-done and rare glimpse of book publishing few children see, and a career path that turns serendipity, acute intelligence, and hard work into what only seems like fate.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A welcome, behind-the-scenes look at one of modern children’s literature’s most \u003cb\u003eglorious\u003c\/b\u003e forces.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003elively\u003c\/b\u003e look at a dynamic personality credited with transforming children’s literature.\"\u003ci\u003e —Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn excellent encapsulation\u003c\/b\u003e of a seminal figure in children's books.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003eBeth Kephart is a National Book Award finalist and an award-winning author of over thirty books for adults, young adults, and children, including the picture books \u003ci\u003eAnd I Paint It: Henriette Wyeth's World\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eA Room of Your Own: Virginia Woolf and Where We Go to Think, Dream, and Be.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also a teacher at the University of Pennsylvania and a widely published essayist, with work appearing in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Chicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eSalon.com, and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChloe Bristol is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eNonsense: The Curious Story of Edward Gorey,\u003c\/i\u003e which received two starred reviews. She is also a visual development artist for feature animation and has worked on various films, including \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins Returns.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Anne Schwartz Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303086051557,"sku":"NP9780593379578","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593379578.jpg?v=1767728313","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/good-books-for-bad-children-isbn-9780593379578","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}