Bits and Pieces from the News -- 2021

July 2021

Madeline has always been one of my favorite characters - so spunky and yet not nasty.  These new books will help, I hope, generate some new love for Bemelmans's original titles.  

Information about the forthcoming books at https://www.stevensalerno.com/spotlight

And about Ludwig Bemelman at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/1912/ludwig-bemelmans

Baptiste, Tracey. (2021, July 19).  Celebrating Floyd Cooper.  brownshelf.com.  https://thebrownbookshelf.com/2021/07/19/celebrating-floyd-cooper/. ; 

Italie, Hillel.  (2021, July 17).  Floyd Cooper, acclaimed children’s illustrator, dead at 65.  ABC News.  https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/floyd-cooper-acclaimed-childrens-illustrator-dead-65-78902576. ; 

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Hillel, Italie and Dwyer, Kayla. (2021, July 17).  ‘An international star’: Award-winning Easton Children’s book illustrator Floyd Cooper dead at 65.  Mcall.com.  https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/mc-nws-floyd-cooper-obituary-20210717-wkmmvd4uovdkjl2s6gmqfdnpvi-story.html

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Cite this blog post:
McElmeel, Sharron. (2021, July 17).  Bits and Pieces from the News - 2021. McBookwords (Blog). https://bit.ly/news-childlit2021

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