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The Zena Sutherland Lectures, 1983-1992

Name: The Zena Sutherland Lectures, 1983-1992
Author: Betsy Hearne
ISBN: 9780395645048

by Betsy Hearne

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Includes the lectures given by ten leading children's authors and illustrators from 1983 to 1992 at the University of Chicago. "A treat for mind and spirit . . . It enlightens and informs." -- Horn Book, starred review

Here in one volume are the first ten Zena Sutherland lectures, which were delivered by prominent writers and illustrators of books for children in a series honoring Professor Sutherland's distinguished career in children's literature. Speakers include Maurice Sendak, David Macaulay, Betsy Byars, and others. An invaluable resource for adults interested in bringing children and books together.

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Sally Estes

Maurice Sendak, Lloyd Alexander, Katherine Paterson, Virginia Hamilton, Robert Cormier, Paula Fox, David Macaulay, Jean Fritz, Trina Schart Hyman, Betsy Byars--these are the notable authors and illustrators of children's books who have given the first 10 Zena Sutherland Lectures, which have been held every year since 1983--in recent years in cooperation with the Chicago Public Library. The Sutherland Lecture committee grew out of the 1981 festschrift honoring Zena Sutherland for her outstanding career in the field of children's literature; the royalties for "Celebrating Children's Books: Essays on Children's Literature in Honor of Zena Sutherland" (1981) have gone to the Sutherland Lectureship Fund, "which supports an annual presentation by a distinguished figure in the field of children's literature." The 10 speeches collected here are as different from one another as the works of the people who gave them are. Taken together, the selections provide a fascinating inside look at how each of these celebrated and widely popular authors and illustrators create his or her stories, whether in words or in pictures.