@article{1357423,
      note = {Includes index.},
      author = {Marcus, Leonard S.,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1357423},
      title = {A Caldecott celebration : seven artists and their paths to  the Caldecott medal /},
      publisher = {Walker & Co.,},
      abstract = {To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott  Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books,  noted childrens book historian Leonard S. Marcus has  updated this absorbing and informative picture of the  worlds most prestigious illustration award and seven of its  acclaimed winners: Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice  Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner,  and now Mordicai Gerstein. Along with a newly added preface  and an introduction that provides a historical perspective  on the origins of the award, Marcus takes us into the  studios and behind the drawing boards of these seven  noteworthy artists, each representing a decade of the  awards history. Through personal anecdotes and glimpses of  their prize-winning books and works in progress, from  doodles to sketches to dummies to finished art, readers  will find out how their favorite picture books were  imagined and created. The artists reveal their  inspirations, work processes, and private reactions to  receiving this unparalleled honor.},
      recid = {1357423},
      pages = {55 pages :},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2008},
}