Reads tagged with “Ursula Nordstrom”
How Ursula Nordstrom, the Greatest Patron Saint of Modern Childhood Stood, Up for Creativity Against Commercial Cowardice
“Oh hell, it just boils down to: you just can’t explain this sort of basic wonderful stuff to some adults.”
To Live Long, Write for Children: Remembering Charlotte Zolotow
Honoring one of the biggest hearts and most brilliant minds in children’s literature.
Open House for Butterflies: Ruth Krauss’s Final and Loveliest Collaboration with Maurice Sendak
“Krauss books can be bridges between the poor dull insensitive adult and the fresh, imaginative, brand-new child.”
In the Night Kitchen: James Gandolfini Reads Maurice Sendak’s Most Controversial Book
Two creative icons on the precipice of mortality.
A Witty and Wise 1953 Letter from Legendary Children’s Book Editor Ursula Nordstrom
On imagination, comfort zones, and how to stand up to mediocre ladies in influential positions.
A Wonderful New Year’s Resolution from Ursula Nordstrom, Unheralded Patron Saint of Modern Childhood
A lesson on the human condition from one of the biggest hearts in modern history.
E. B. White on Why He Wrote Charlotte’s Web, Plus His Rare Illustrated Manuscripts
“A book is a sneeze.”
I’ll Be You and You Be Me: A Vintage Ode to Friendship and the Imagination, Illustrated by Young Maurice Sendak
“Indescribably lovely and absolutely perfect and — well, pure in the best sense.”
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