The important books : children's picture books as art and literature / Joseph Stanton.

Author/creator Stanton, Joseph, 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Description88 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- "Goodnight nobody" : comfort and the vast dark in the picture-poems of Margaret Wise Brown and her collaborators -- Straight man and clown in the picture books of Arnold Lobel -- The cycle of the seasons in Hall and Cooney's Ox-cart man -- The New York City picture books of Maurice Sendak -- Dashing heroes and eccentric families in William Joyce's picture sagas of our common culture -- Surrealism and the strange tale in the picture books of Chris Van Allsburg.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2005010487
ISBN0810851768 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks NC975 .S83 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold