Good books for bad children : the genius of Ursula Nordstrom
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2023]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience
Grades K-1. Anne Schwartz Books.
Summary
"'Ursula Nordstrom was a grown-up who never forgot what it was to be a child.' The girl who'd always loved to read would grow up to work in the Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper & 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."--
Subjects
- Publishers and publishing > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Book editors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Children's literature > Publishing > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
- Publishers and publishing > United States > Biography.
- Book editors > United States > Biography.
- Children's literature > Publishing > United States > History > 20th century.
- Nordstrom, Ursula > Juvenile literature.
- Nordstrom, Ursula.