Best of
Librarianship

1969

The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts: The Library and the Young Adult


Margaret A. Edwards - 1969
    This centennial edition reproduces the original, with added insights by Betty Carter, an annotated list of all the Alex award-winning and nominated books, and more.

A History of Book Illustration: Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book


David Bland - 1969
    

Only Connect: Readings on Children's Literature


Sheila A. Egoff - 1969
    This new edition offers a new selection of more than 40 essays and brief studies on history and criticism, literary standards, changing tastes, science fiction, young adult literature, fantasy, the problem novel, racism, and sexism. None of the articles have been featured in either of the previous two editions. Among the essayists are Joan Aiken, Margaret Mahy, P.L. Travers, Perry Nodelman, Brian Attebery, John Rowe Townsend, Myra CohnLivingston, Peter Hunt, and Jane Yolen. Its assembled learning, common sense, and wit are certain to help librarians, authors, critics, and parents connect with children's literature, and thus with the children themselves