Randolph Caldecott
Subtitle: the man who could not stop drawing
By: Leonard S. Marcus
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780374310257
Subjects: Illustrators; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: Available in time for the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott MedalNan utterly unique biography of the remarkable artist the award honors: Randolph Caldecott, the father of the modern picture book. Includes never-before-published drawings by Caldecott himself.

Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrations, and in this biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).

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