She trusted her immense intuition and generous heart--and published the
most. Ursula Nordstrom, director of Harper's Department of Books for
Boys and Girls from 1940 to 1973, was arguably the single most creative
force for innovation in children's book publishing in the United States
during the twentieth century. Considered an editor of maverick
temperament and taste, her unorthodox vision helped create such classics
as Goodnight Moon, Charlotte's Web, Where the Wild Things Are, Harold
and the Purple Crayon, and The Giving Tree.
Leonard S. Marcus has culled an exceptional collection of letters from
the HarperCollins archives. The letters included here are representative
of the brilliant correspondence that was instrumental in the creation of
some of the most beloved books in the world today. Full of wit and
humor, they are immensely entertaining, thought-provoking, and moving in
their revelation of the devotion and high-voltage intellect of an
incomparably gifted editor, mentor, and publishing visionary.Ursula
Nordstrom, director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls
from 1940 to 1973, was arguably the single most creative force for
innovation in children's book publishing in the United States during the
twentieth century. Considered an editor of maverick temperament and
taste, her unorthodox vision helped create such classics as Goodnight
Moon, Charlotte's Web, Where the Wild Things Are, Harold and the Purple
Crayon, and The Giving Tree.
Leonard S. Marcus has culled an exceptional collection of letters from
the HarperCollins archives. The letters included here are representative
of the brilliant correspondence that was instrumental in the creation of
some of the most beloved books in the world today. Full of wit and
humor, they are immensely entertaining, thought-provoking, and moving in
their revelation of the devotion and high-voltage intellect of an
incomparably gifted editor, mentor, and publishing visionary.
