Pass It Down: Five Picture Book Families Make Their Mark

Bibliography

Marcus, Leonard S. 2007. PASS IT DOWN: FIVE PICTURE BOOK FAMILIES MAKE THEIR MARK. New York: Walker & Company. ISBN 080279601

Plot Summary

This book explores the connections between five different picture book families, and how they
all came to be involved in the industry. Their family legacies have made a mark on the picture book world, with their involvement in meaningful books throughout the past century. This biographical exploration of the Crews, Hurd, Myers, Pinkney, and Rockwell families engages readers in the family histories, and the processes of picture book illustration and authoring.

Critical Analysis

This book really offers a good insight into the families featured within. It allows the reader to understand the family dynamics, and the childhood of the youngest family members. This is an interesting take on these artists and their works.

Review Excerpt

Kirkus Reviews- “Fascinating . . . An outstanding work about the connections between parents and children, editors and artists and readers and writers."

Connections

*Other books about Picture Books

Bang, Molly. PICTURE THIS:HOW PICTURE BOOKS WORK. ISBN 1587170302
Marcus, Leonard S. A CALDECOTT CELEBRATION: SIX ARTISTS AND THEIR PATHS TO THE CALDECOTT MEDAL. ISBN 0802786561