tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post8631536927951203146..comments2024-03-27T13:58:14.345-05:00Comments on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: StevieBurgin Streetmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-60503843319900082015-01-12T14:07:29.412-06:002015-01-12T14:07:29.412-06:00I love this book! I remember reading this when I w...I love this book! I remember reading this when I was a child. My mom bought this for my younger brothers and I. What amazed me was how young the author was who wrote and illustrated it. R.M. Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697489452043042489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-73699181283822463472010-02-22T12:42:41.003-06:002010-02-22T12:42:41.003-06:00I remember reading this book, and it was amazing. ...I remember reading this book, and it was amazing. Thanks for reminding me about it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903072184601693221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-86522663591975774432010-02-22T12:13:20.289-06:002010-02-22T12:13:20.289-06:00Have you read "Dear Genius"? If not, run...Have you read "Dear Genius"? If not, run out RIGHT NOW and get it! It's by Ursula Nordstrom, who was the children's book editor at Harper & Row in the 40s-80s. She was an unstoppable letter writer, and the book (which is deliciously hefty) is a compilation of all her letters. You will just die reading it. She was the editor for Maurice Sendak and Russell Hoban among others. It's so great to read about how they debated a bit about what kind of animals to make Frances and her family, for instance. But she was also the one who "discovered" John Steptoe, and I think he wrote Stevie when he was 17 or something, and it's really wonderful to read about how she tries to get him to do his best work, and really encourage him, and is just so awed by his young talent.<br /><br />Seriously, "Dear Genius" was tailor-made for you! (And, well, for me...I read it a few years ago and -- uncharacteristic for me and my lagging brain cells -- I remember SO MUCH from it. It's amazing.)Julie Falatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976000893125010608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-63022361329141806012010-02-19T21:32:50.961-06:002010-02-19T21:32:50.961-06:00Your post is a beautiful tribute to Mr. Steptoe. ...Your post is a beautiful tribute to Mr. Steptoe. Thank you for an introduction to this book and background information on the author.Kimberlynoreply@blogger.com