Leonard S. Marcus

Leonard S. Marcus is a leading historian and critic of children's literature, as well as the author of the award-winning books Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon, Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom, and Show Me a Story! Why Picture Books Matter. A frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review and the Horn Book Magazine, Marcus has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, ABC's Good Morning America, and BBC Radio 4. He is a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and is the curator of landmark exhibitions at the New York Public Library and elsewhere. He teaches at New York University and the School of Visual Arts, and lectures about…

Series with Leonard S. Marcus

Author Contributions

Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni

Steven Heller
The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth

The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster; illustrated by Jules Feiffer; introduction and notes by Leonard Marcus

Books by Leonard S. Marcus from Candlewick

Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration

Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration

Leonard S. Marcus and Helen Oxenbury