| Description |
213 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
The Writer's craft |
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Writer's craft.
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| Contents |
Introduction / William Zinsser -- The teller and the tale / Jean Fritz -- Visitors from my boyhood / Maurice Sendak -- Listening to children / Jill Krementz -- In search of the addlepated paddlepuss / Jack Prelutsky -- The well-tempered children's book / Rosemary Wells -- Heart in hiding / Katherine Paterson |
| Summary |
Told with refreshing candor and humor, six prominent children's authors share how their own childhoods inspired their writing and how honesty is the magic portal to the world of children |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Children's literature -- Authorship.
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| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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| Author |
Fritz, Jean.
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Zinsser, William, 1922-2015.
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| LC no. |
89026815 |
| ISBN |
0395514258 (paperback) |
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0395514282 |
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