ICYMI: Nov/Dec #HBMag preview w/cover art by Paul O. Zelinsky from "Red & Green & Blue and White" by Lee Wind (Levine Querido) + leonard s. marcus on #EricCarle (Eric Carle The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art) + Christine Taylor-Butler, MIT/MLK Visiting Scholar on diversity in #STEM + #HolidayHighNotes + more! hbook.com/story/preview-…

"MIRANDY marks the point where I no longer felt I was just illustrating the book.I was IN the book, learning about a part of my culture I didn't know about & using it as fuel for the art. It's what you don't know that can become an open door to understanding."--Jerry Pinkney

Winter holiday cheer on a rainy New England Monday! (but first Halloween...) Nov/Dec #HornBookMagazine #HBMag Paul O. Zelinsky Lee Wind Levine Querido Christine Taylor-Butler, MIT/MLK Visiting Scholar leonard s. marcus The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

#youcantsaythat: "My mantra is - if it's in the best interests of the child, it's going in the book." leonard s. marcus robie harris & @susankuklin discuss censorship and the freedom to read @booksofwonder 11/12/21 Follow us @Shop6pm! @candlewick

Nikolai Popov was a child during WWII. The perspective of a child on the absurdity of war in WHY? is as powerful today as ever. Our new release restores the wordless original, plus an afterword by leonard s. marcus

#youcantsaythat Join @susankuklin & leonard s. marcus in conversation about censorship, children's lit & the freedom to read Books of Wonder 11/9/21 @ 6pm. SK: "The participants in my [interview] bks define themselves in their own terms.All my work is about freedom of expression."

From the #IDPodcast archive: In Episode 17, Leonard S. Marcus (leonard s. marcus) spoke with Giuseppe Castellano about the history of children’s books—from the Puritans to Little Golden Books to the origins of Diversity in Publishing; and more. illustrationdept.com/podcast/leonar…

Best #Nonfiction 2021 from SchoolLibraryJournal tinyurl.com/5psydwrn Congrats Gloria Amescua @TraceyBaptiste Matheus Tavares @LitaJudge @AisforAging Kekla Magoon leonard s. marcus I'm on IG, Threads, and Bluesky -@sonjacherrypaul Steve Sheinkin @tracisorell Carole Boston Weatherford Paula Yoo 유보라 #NonfictionNovember #kidlit

from #youcantsaythat Justice Potter Stewart: "Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.[Our FoundingFathers] believed a society can be truly strong only when it is truly free." Candlewick Press #happythanksgiving2021

Q: Who can't say enough about #youcantsaythat! by leonard s. marcus? A: SchoolLibraryJournal: starred review + 2021 Best Book of the Year #kidsbooks #freedomtoread Candlewick Press

My Astra International #PictureBook Writing Award plaque arrived yesterday! Not only is it beautiful but this thing weighs as much as a college textbook and could be used as a weapon in self-defense 😂😍

Join our National Willa Cather Center Virtual Author talk with leonard s. marcus, Dec 16, 7 p.m. CT. FREE! Sign up at link for Zoom access. The talk will focus on the life and work of Ralph Caldecott: willacather.org/events/virtual…• Int'l Research Society for Children's Literature scbwi ALSC Farrar,Straus&Giroux & Please share!

Thank you for a great year of virtual book talks! Last night we enjoyed leonard s. marcus and learned more about Ralph Caldecott and children's book illustration. We look forward to seeing you in 2022! WillaCather.org/EVENTS American Writers Museum NECulturalEndowment NE Arts Council Humanities Nebraska

Join Hicklebee's for a virtual event with Leonard S. Marcus (MFAVN faculty) and Michael Cart in celebration of the release of Marcus' new book, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT, a collection of interviews with authors on the subject of censorship. leonard s. marcus eventbrite.com/e/leonard-s-ma…

From #youcantsaythat: Lesléa Newman on challenges to bks like #heatherhastwomommies: "I have 2 responses to bk banners. 1. As a child I read thousands of bks about straight people & not one changed my sexuality; 2. Don't you want your child to be happy?" Candlewick Press

Coming soon! Library Salon #28 : "You can't say that!" leonard s. marcus on Censorship in Children's Literature - mailchi.mp/3cc5bda16e5d/l…

In celebration of #BookDreams's 100th episode, we went back to our guests and asked them: What's one book you love and why do you love it? 28 beloved books from 24 beloved guests. Featuring: BROM @Hillary_Jordan Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 陳如蓮 leonard s. marcus Sally Roesch Wagner

It's here! Congratulations all! bankstreet.edu/library/center… #bankstreetcbc #bankstreetccl Charlesbridge ABRAMS Books ABRAMS Kids Workman Publishing Lerner Books Carolrhoda Lab leonard s. marcus Random House Children's Books

Goodnight Moon is a classic. But it was once shunned by libraries and derided by publishers. Luckily Margaret Wise Brown didn't write books to impress adults — she was speaking directly to children. leonard s. marcus shares her story. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Join us this Tuesday, 11/15 at 6pm at CIMA for the talk: ‘The Picture Book Reimagined: Bruno Munari and His Creative Legacy’- with author and historian ⁦⁦leonard s. marcus⁩ Reserve your ticket! #brunomunari #picturebook #illustration ⁦ italianmodernart.org/events/the-pic…