Leonard Marcus

Giuseppe Castellano talks to author, critic, and children’s book historian, Leonard S. Marcus about his book, Pictured Worlds: Masterpieces of Children’s Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World; why Puffin’s tampering of Roald Dahl’s text opens the doors for publishers to rewrite—and re-illustrate—anything; why we should look to illustration’s history to understand its future; and more.

To learn more about Leonard, visit leonardmarcus.com. To purchase Pictured Worlds: Masterpieces of Children’s Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World, visit abramsbooks.com/pictured-worlds.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Jerry Pinkney, Floyd Cooper, Ashley Bryan, Shirley Hughes, Leonard Kessler, Ted Lewin, Robert Quackenbush, Lois Ehlert, Mitsumasa Anno, Eric Carle, Bryan Collier, David Macaulay, Lane Smith, David Wiesner, Květa Pacovská, Elsa Beskow, Maurice Sendak, Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire, Quentin Blake, Jean de Brunhoff, Beatrix Potter, and Allen Say

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