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From the simple words and beautiful illustrations in Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillarto the antics of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline,the English-language writers of children's fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama are explored in vivid detail in the St. James Guide to Children's Writers (formerly Twentieth-Century Children's Writers).

This fully updated 5th edition examines... More

From the simple words and beautiful illustrations in Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillarto the antics of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline,the English-language writers of children's fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama are explored in vivid detail in the St. James Guide to Children's Writers (formerly Twentieth-Century Children's Writers).

This fully updated 5th edition examines the main 20th-century English-language writers of fiction, poetry and drama for children; for the first time, selected authors of nonfiction are also included. More than 750 entrants comprise this one-volume work of biography, bibliography and criticism -- more than 70 of whom are new to this edition.

Included in the 5th edition are a variety of new writers who have contributed to this fascinating literary genre such as: Stan and Jan Berenstain Norman Bridwell Edward Gorey William Joyce Dayal Khalse William Kurelek Celia Lottridge Mercer Mayer Peter Sis And many others

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