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Gr 4-Up Marcus presents the events and circumstances that have resulted in five picture-book dynasties. Each chapter includes biographical information about the subjects that zeroes in on the salient pieces that nurtured artistic growth and includes numerous quotes from the authors/illustrators themselves. The featured families are Donald Crews, Ann Jonas, and N...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Growing up in a family of artists is a little unusual: your parents are almost always home, and to amuse you they hand you paper and pencil so you can draw, too. It's not all that surprising, then, that several picture-book artists have passed their talent along to the next generation, and here Marcus looks at four of these families (Crews/Jonas, Hurd, Pinkney, and Rockwell) and adds, in the Myers family, a writer father and artist son. The timeline ranges from the 1930s, with the Hurd family (including Cle...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Marcus looks at four families of picture-book artists (and one writer/artist family). He provides glimpses into their li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More