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Available
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Publication
Mariner Books (1998), Edition: Revised ed., 224 pages
Description
Six prominent children's authors, including Maurice Sendak, Rosemary Wells, and Jack Prelutsky, agree that to enter the worlds that children inhabit, you must possess the magic word - honesty.
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LibraryThing member raizel
The six authors in this book originally were asked by the Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc., to present talks at The New York Public Library in the winter of 1989. The editor, William Zinsser, adapted the tape recordings of the talks to make them work on the printed page, but did his best to preserve
Jack Prelutsky: As many of the best things are discovered in life, I discovered my gift through serendipity. I was looking for one thing and found something else, but only because I was looking for that first thing. [p. 100]
Rosemary Wells: My worst nightmares are still those dreams in which I haven't gone to class and there's a final exam in an hour. [p. 136]
Each author was asked to provide a bibliography.
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the voice of each author. A couple of the things that impressed me:Jack Prelutsky: As many of the best things are discovered in life, I discovered my gift through serendipity. I was looking for one thing and found something else, but only because I was looking for that first thing. [p. 100]
Rosemary Wells: My worst nightmares are still those dreams in which I haven't gone to class and there's a final exam in an hour. [p. 136]
Each author was asked to provide a bibliography.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
8.25 inches
ISBN
0395901510 / 9780395901519
UPC
046442901512