Leonard S. Marcus (born December 11, 1950)[1] is an American author and expert on English language children's literature. Marcus has been a critic for several publications including Horn Book and the New York Times Book review.[2] Born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, he attended Yale University (Class of 1972) and was editor of the Yale Literary Magazine.[citation needed]
Marcus was married to children's book author and illustrator Amy Schwartz from 1990 until her death in 2023. The couple had one son.[3][4]
Works
edit- You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell (September 16, 2021)[5][6]
- Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration (Walker UK/Candlewick USA, fall 2017)
- The Runaway Bunny 75th Anniversary Book (HarperCollins, spring 2017)
- Comics Confidential: Thirteen Graphic Novelists Talk Story, Craft, and Life Outside the Box (Candlewick, fall 2016)
- Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing (Frances Foster/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013)
- Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work (Abrams, 2013)
- Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L’Engle in Many Voices (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012)
- Show Me A Story! Why Picture Books Matter (Candlewick, 2012)
- The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth (Knopf, 2011)
- Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy (Candlewick, 2009)
- Minders of MakeBelieve: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature (Houghton Mifflin, 2008)
- A Caldecott Celebration: Seven Artists and Their Paths to the Caldecott Medal (expanded, tenthanniversary edition) (Walker, 2008)
- Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children’s Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way (Random House, 2007)
- Pass It Down: Five PictureBook Families Make Their Mark (Walker, 2007)
- Oscar: The Big Adventure of a Little Sock Monkey, coauthored with Amy Schwartz; illustrated by Amy Schwartz, (Harper/Tegen, 2006)
- The Wand In The Word: Conversations With Writers of Fantasy (Candlewick Press, 2006)
- Storied City: A Children's BookWalking Tour Guide to New York City (Dutton, 2003)
- Ways of Telling: Conversations on the Art of the Picture Book (Dutton, 2002)
- Side by Side: Five Favorite Picture Book Teams Go To Work (Walker, 2001)
- Author Talk (Simon & Schuster, 2000)
- Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom (ed) (HarperCollins, 1998; 2000)
- Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon (Beacon, 1992; Harper Perennial, 1999)
- A Caldecott Celebration: Six Artists and Their Paths to the Caldecott Medal (Walker, 1998)
- The Making of Goodnight Moon: A Fiftieth Anniversary Retrospective (HarperCollins, 1997)
- Morrow Junior Books: The First Fifty Years (Morrow, 1996)
- 75 Years of Children’s Book Week Posters (Knopf, 1994)
- Lifelines: A Poetry Anthology (Dutton, 1994)
- Mother Goose's Little Misfortunes (Bradbury, 1990)
- Humor and Play in Children's Literature (Johns Hopkins UP, 1989)
- An Epinal Album: Popular Prints from Nineteenth Century France (Godine, 1984)
- Picture Books (Johns Hopkins UP, 1984)
- Petrouchka (Godine, 1983)
External links
edit- Official website
- Leonard S. Marcus Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
References
edit- ^ Leonard S. 1950–/doc/1G2-3071300059.html "Marcus, Leonard S. 1950–". Marcus, Leonard S. 1950–. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Leonard S. Marcus / Visiting Writer". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Obituary Note: Amy Schwartz". Shelf Awareness. March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Maughan, Shannon (2023-03-02). "Obituary: Amy Schwartz". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "You Can't Say That! Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "You Can't Say That! Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell by". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-12.