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2024 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost this year.
Derek Anderson
Author-illustrator Derek Anderson, known for his expressive and often humorous acrylics in Lauren Thompson’s Little Quack picture books and numerous self-illustrated books, died on April 26 in St. Paul, Minn. He was 55.
Kate Banks
Prolific children’s book author Kate Banks, whose prose was praised as lyrical, clever, and graceful, died on February 24 in Switzerland. She was 64.
Lynne Barasch
Picture book author-illustrator Lynne Barasch, who created lively biographies as well as stories inspired by her family life, died on March 7. She was 84.
Laurent de Brunhoff
French author-illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, acclaimed for carrying on the legacy of beloved character Babar the elephant, first illustrated by his father Jean, died on March 22 at his home in Key West, Fla. He was 98.
Cynthia DeFelice
Children’s book author Cynthia DeFelice, oft-lauded for her deft storytelling and absorbing themes, died on May 24, in Geneva, N.Y. She was 72.
Bruce Degen
Author and illustrator Bruce Degen, best known for his humorous artwork depicting the fun and informative field trips of Ms. Frizzle’s class in the Magic School Bus picture book series by Joanna Cole, died on November 7 in Newtown, Ct. He was 79.
Étienne Delessert
Swiss self-taught artist and animator Étienne Delessert, known for the surrealistic, wildly imaginative images in his more than 80 children’s books, died on April 22 in Lakeville, Conn. He was 83.
Dilys Evans
Dilys Evans, a trailblazing representative of children’s book illustrators, and a fierce champion for recognition of their contributions to the fine arts world, died July 23 at her Santa Fe, N.M. home. She was 88.
Norman H. Finkelstein
Childr Kirsty Lang on the influential broadcaster Michael Mosley, who helped millions improve their lifestyles. Professor Dame Elizabeth Fradd, a former paediatric nurse who was brought in to improve troubled NHS departments. Nonny Hogrogian, an award-winning children’s illustrator whose stories were inspired by European folklore. Ron Ayers, who used his background in missile design to create the world’s fastest car. Interviewee: Professor Giles Yeo MBE Producer: Catherine Powell Archive used: Carbon copies, pre-separated art, the “circulating file.” Modern-day technology may have rendered these terms obsolete, but they speak to an era in publishing that had its own virtues and charms. We asked some industry veterans to share a memory of what life was like “back in the day.” Frances Foster But where to start? Common sense told me that making an appointment would be a sensible first step, but when I was browsing in Scribner's Bookstore and learned that the publishing house occupied the eight floors above it, I decided to forget formalities; I would start right then and there. So I told the elevator operator—yes, elevators all had operators in those days—that I wanted to see Alice Dalgliesh (the founding editor of Scribner's Children's Books). I was taken to the sixth floor of 597 Fifth Avenue, personally ushered across the hall, and announced as “a young lady to see Miss Dalgliesh.” Out came Miss Dalgliesh, who, upon hearing why I was there, smiled and said, “An angel must have sent you.” I liked the image of being delivered on wings but was confused until she explained that only that morning her assistant had announced she was pregnant and planned to leave. When could I start? Miss Dalgliesh asked. “Right away,” I answered. And the job was mine. A résumé? I didn't even have one. And if anyone screened me, it must have been the elevator operator. I did have to take a typing test, required of all fema .Michael Mosley, Dame Elizabeth Fradd, Nonny Hogrogian, Ron Ayers
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“One Fine Day” by Nonny Hogrogian, publisher Simon and Schuster, read by Behnaz Akhgar The Good Old Days
In 1955 I was two years out of college and newly arrived in New York. After the exciting uncertainties of living and teaching English at a tiny language school in Rome, I was ready to settle down with a “real” job. I wanted to work in publishing, especially children's books, and had decided to explore opportunities with Harper & Row, Viking, Harcourt Brace and Scribner's.