The important books : children's picture books as art and literature / Joseph Stanton.
| Author/creator | Stanton, Joseph, 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005. |
| Description | 88 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table 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 note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2005010487 |
| ISBN | 0810851768 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NC975 .S83 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |