Reviews for Eastern Europe in Children's Literature: An Annotated Bibliography of English-Language Books, Vol. 8

The average rating for Eastern Europe in Children's Literature: An Annotated Bibliography of English-Language Books, Vol. 8 based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-04-03 00:00:00 Danny Saylors This book has a very circumscribed focus, but if you are interested in how French and American poetry have been talking to each other the past approximately 150 years, it's a beautiful little monograph which will slake that curiosity and give you many avenues of future research, and point you towards little-known classic lit mags of great collectibility. Reproductions of magazines known for great literature and stellar design abound. The interviews with the translators about process, intent, beliefs, etc. are often quite amusing and their answers are often surprisingly quirky. There is an error here in this listing. It states the book was written and edited by Guy Bennett and John Ashbery. Ashbery is in here, but the book was written and edited by Bennett and Beatrice Mousli.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-06-27 00:00:00 Angela Choi This book reminds me of another book by this author: Side by Side: Five Favorite Picture-Book Teams Go to Work, that one about author-illustrator teams. This book is about intergenerational family members who've created picture books, writing and/or illustrating them. I think I liked the Side by Side book slightly better, but they're both terrific books and I hope there will be similar new books in the future. These are very lucky family members, both to have the inherited talent and to have the family support and closeness. I did find it so funny about the kid (in this case (John) Thatcher Hurd) who couldn't rebel except by (temporarily) not being an artist. I think this book shows how the important thing is to support and encourage children's interests, whether they're the same or different than parents/others' interests. And it is fun reading about a family business that happens to be art. I wanted a bit more though. A bit more about other family members (there is some) and more families/artists too. I did like how history and family history are incorporated into the stories of these specific artists and writers. I liked how some editors' letters were included. The whole book's layout is very appealing. This book features The Crews and Jonas Family: Donald Crews, Ann Jonas, and Nina Crews The Hurd Family: Clement Hurd, Edith Thatcher Hurd, and Thatcher Hurd The Myers Family: Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers The Pinkney Family: Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney The Rockwell Family: Harlow Rockwell, Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell There's a Books in the Family section in the back of the book that lists all the books written and illustrated by the above (as of publication date in 2007). There is also a glossary and it's mostly for art and publishing definitions.