Грегори Магуайр, Барбара Харрисон «Innocence and Experience: Essays and Conversations on Childrens Literature»

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

PART I. REMEMORY 1

Introduction Gregory Maguire 3

Ah, Sweet Rememory! Virginia Hamilton 6

Bones in the Sand Penelope Lively 13

Sounds in the Heart Katherine Paterson 22

A Writer's Journey Eleanor Cameron 30

On Imagination Joan Aiken 45

Travel Notes Lloyd Alexander 59

Through the Dark Wood Nina Bawden 66

Nahum Tarune's Book Susan Cooper 76

PART II. MYTHIC PATTERNS 87

Introduction Paul Heins 89

The Burden of the Past Peter Dickinson 91

The Universe and Old MacDonald Betty Levin 102

Achilles In Altjira Alan Garner 116

Mythic Journeys Paul Heins 129

The Life Journey John Rowe Townsend 138

Fantasy and the Classic Hero Natalie Babbitt 148

Disturbing the Universe Jill Paton Walsh 156

PART III. FANTASY: THE PERILOUS REALM 165

Introduction Betty Levin 167

«A Hair's Breadth Aside» Jane Langton 170

The Purposes of Fantasy Natalie Babbitt 174

Another World? A Sampling of Remarks on Science Fiction and Fantasy 182

World Building Laurence Yep 182

The Story of the Golem Jan Mark 184

Traveling the Road to Ithaca Jane Yolen 188

Alternate Worlds Zilpha Keatley Snyder 189

The Face of a Spider HM Hoover 191

The Perilous Realms: A Colloquy edited by Betty Levin 195

Opening Statement Lloyd Alexander 195

Opening Statement Natalie Babbitt 197

Opening Statement Susan Cooper 198

Panel Discussions: The Perilous Realms Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, Natalie Babbitt, Betty Levin, ME Kerr, Katherine Paterson 199

PART IV. realism: more perilous realms 211

Introduction Gregory Maguire 213

Do I Dare Disturb the Universe? Madeleine L' Engle 215

Where Is Terabithia? Katherine Paterson 224

«A Rattlin' Good Story» Robert Cormier, with questions from Bruce Clements 234

The Third Eye Mollie Hunter 243

One Human Heart A conversation between Paula Fox and Cathie Mercier 250

On Censorship Alice Childress 259

Only a Lamp-holder: On Writing Historical Fiction 263

Katherine Paterson 263

Ann Schlee 264

Jill Paton Walsh and Ann Schlee 266

Erik Christian Haugaard 268

«Howl like the Wolves» Barbara Harrison 273

Truth, the Child, and Literature Erik Christian Haugaard 292

PART V. MOTION AND REST: THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION 303

Introduction Ethel Heins 305

Early Friendships Dorothy Butler 307

Picture Books as Literature Sonia Landes 315

How I Found The Treasure Uri Shulevitz 323

Bothering to Look A conversation between Robert McCloskey and Ethel Heins 326

A Strange Balance of Joy and Pain Tom Feelings 341

Me and Blake, Blake and Me Ellen Raskin 347

The Lotus Blossom — Or Whodunit? Marcia Brown 354

Enamored of the Mystery Maurice Sendak, with questions from the audience 362

With a Jeweler's Eye: On Creating Picture Books 375

Charles Mikolaycak 375

Eve Rice 377

Rosemary Wells 379

From Our Correspondent in Utopia Fritz Eichenberg 385

PART VI. THE PRIMACY OF POETRY 389

Introduction Barbara Harrison 391

Bilingual Children Norma Farber 393

A Mother Goose Portfolio introduced by Gregory Maguire

Little King Pippin Arnold Lobel 397

Tom Tom the Piper's Son Marcia Sewall 398

Bobby Shaftoe Ashley Bryan 399

Robin and Bobbin David Macaulay 400

Simple Simon and the Pieman Uri Shulevitz 401

Little Miss Muffet Erik Blegvad 402

Two Lovers Marcia Brown 403

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Chris Van Allsburg 404

Nothing-at-All Blair Lent 405

Saint Dunstan and the Devil Fritz Eichenberg 406

Doctor Fell Trina Schart Hyman 407

Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog Nancy Ekholm Burkert 408

«Sing Together Children» Ashley Bryan 409

The Dream Voyage Gregory Maguire 416

The Watcher Nancy Willard 422

The Oral Tradition: Alive, Alive-oh John Langstaff 427

PART VII. A MYRIAD EYES 433

Introduction Barbara Harrison 435

A Myriad Eyes: The Many Perspectives 438

On Being a Parent Frances V. Sedney 438

On Writing Poetry David McCord 438

On Being Published Ouida Sebestyen 440

On Telling Stories Eileen Collwell 442

On Teaching Joan M. Tieman 443

On Studying Therese Bigelow 444

On Not Teaching Creative Writing Nancy Bond 445

On Literary Criticism Paul Heins 447

On Editing Jean Karl 448

On Publishing Margaret K. McElderry 450

On Awards and Prizes 453

On Being a Librarian Caroline Ward 455

Journeying Jean Fritz 457

Between a Peach and the Universe EL Konigsburg 464

Whatever Happened to the «All-White» World of Children's Books? Rudine Sims 477

A Chinese Sense of Reality Laurence Yep 485

A Common Humanity Milton Meltzer 490

And the Whole Earth Was of One Language Marianne Carus 498

For and Against Rubish 506

Ethel Heins 506

Carolyn W. Field 507

Frances V. Sedney 511

Frances V. Sedney and Carolyn W. Field 513

The Impact of Controversy on Popularity Isabelle Holland 516

«Go, and Catch a Falling Star»: What Is a Good Children's Book? Ethel Heins 522

APPENDIX I 533

Chronology of Programs

1975 Children's Literature

1977 The Contemporary World of Children's Literature

1978 The Perilous Realms of Realism and Fantasy

1979 The Child in Literature: Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience

1980 Motion and Rest: The Art of Illustration

1980 The Child and the Book

1981 Elements of Popularity in Literature for Children

1981 Rememory

1982 Early Friendships

1983 Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?

1983 The Primacy of Poetry

1984 The Child and the Book

1985 Ithaka and Other Journeys

1986 The Dream Voyage

1986 Children's Book Publishing in America

1986

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Children's Books Referred To 537

About the Contributors 545

Index 557