CELEBRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. Essays on Children's Literature in Honor of Zena Sutherland.

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cover Illustration By Maurice Sendak. Xii, 244 Pp. White Cloth Spine, Rose Boards. First P;Rinting Indicated. Finer In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $11.95. Inscribed From The Honoree Zena Sutherland To Children's Book Author Eve Bunting And Dated June 29, 1981. Zena Sutherland (1915 - 2002) Was An American Reviewer Of Children's Literature. She Is Best Known For Her Contributions To The Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books And As The Author Of The Textbook Children And Books. She Edited The Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books For Almost 30 Years.[3] From 1966 Until 1972, Sutherland Also Wrote A Monthly Column For The Saturday Review Called Books For Young People Before Becoming The Children's Books Editor For The Chicago Tribune Between 1972 And 1984. As Well As Reviewing Children's Books, She Was On The Faculty[4] Of The University Of Chicago Graduate Library School Between 1972 And 1986 Where She Taught Two Classes, "Children's Literature" And "Literature For Young Adults". She Was The Graduate School Advisor[5] For Dr. Carla Hayden Who Was Appointed As Librarian Of Congress In 2016.[6] During Her 40-Year Career Of Reviewing Children's Literature, Sutherland Wrote 19 Books And Reviewed Over 30,000 Children's Books. Sutherland Also Authored The Textbook Children And Books. Several Editions Were Co-Authored By Sutherland And May Hill Arbuthnot. Sutherland Wrote Five Additional Editions, The Last Of Which Was Published In 1996, After Arbuthnot's Death In 1969. Two Of Her Former Students Established The Zena Sutherland Lecture Series In 1983 In Her Honor. In 1995, The Zena Sutherland Awards For Excellence In Children's Literature Was Established By Philip Matsikas, Donna Schatt And Karen Putman. She Was Awarded The Norman Maclean Faculty Award 1998 In Recognition Of Her Teaching Career.