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Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: Children's Books and their Creators, Anita Silvey.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Walter de la Mare Biography","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"walter-de-la-mare-biography","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-03-23 18:24:52","post_modified_gmt":"2021-03-24 01:24:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.nocloo.com\/?p=75589","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Walter de la Mare was the most distinguished lyric poet writing for chil\u00addren in the first half of the twentieth century. His fresh original voice, noted for its astute per\u00adception and subtle imaginative visions was ele\u00adgantly balanced by his mastery of language and of the many melodies of rhythmic pattern. De la Mare\u2019s apparent indifference to \u201cwriting for the market\u201d kept his work from period limitation, and thus it has maintained a place in the canon of children\u2019s literature. The ethereal loveliness of \u201cSilver\u201d in Peacock Pie<\/em> (1913) still finds delighted listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Walter de la Mare<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare was the most distinguished lyric poet writing for chil\u00addren in the first half of the twentieth century. His fresh original voice, noted for its astute per\u00adception and subtle imaginative visions was ele\u00adgantly balanced by his mastery of language and of the many melodies of rhythmic pattern. De la Mare\u2019s apparent indifference to \u201cwriting for the market\u201d kept his work from period limitation, and thus it has maintained a place in the canon of children\u2019s literature. The ethereal loveliness of \u201cSilver\u201d in Peacock Pie<\/em> (1913) still finds delighted listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Walter John de la Mare - British poet, writer 1873-1956<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare was the most distinguished lyric poet writing for chil\u00addren in the first half of the twentieth century. His fresh original voice, noted for its astute per\u00adception and subtle imaginative visions was ele\u00adgantly balanced by his mastery of language and of the many melodies of rhythmic pattern. De la Mare\u2019s apparent indifference to \u201cwriting for the market\u201d kept his work from period limitation, and thus it has maintained a place in the canon of children\u2019s literature. The ethereal loveliness of \u201cSilver\u201d in Peacock Pie<\/em> (1913) still finds delighted listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Walter John de la Mare - British poet, writer 1873-1956<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare was the most distinguished lyric poet writing for chil\u00addren in the first half of the twentieth century. His fresh original voice, noted for its astute per\u00adception and subtle imaginative visions was ele\u00adgantly balanced by his mastery of language and of the many melodies of rhythmic pattern. De la Mare\u2019s apparent indifference to \u201cwriting for the market\u201d kept his work from period limitation, and thus it has maintained a place in the canon of children\u2019s literature. The ethereal loveliness of \u201cSilver\u201d in Peacock Pie<\/em> (1913) still finds delighted listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Source: Children's Books and their Creators, Anita Silvey.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Tomie dePaola Biography","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"tomie-depaola-biography","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-03-23 18:24:52","post_modified_gmt":"2021-03-24 01:24:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.nocloo.com\/?p=75629","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":75589,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-02-15 00:27:46","post_date_gmt":"2021-02-15 08:27:46","post_content":"\n
Walter John de la Mare - British poet, writer 1873-1956<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare was the most distinguished lyric poet writing for chil\u00addren in the first half of the twentieth century. His fresh original voice, noted for its astute per\u00adception and subtle imaginative visions was ele\u00adgantly balanced by his mastery of language and of the many melodies of rhythmic pattern. De la Mare\u2019s apparent indifference to \u201cwriting for the market\u201d kept his work from period limitation, and thus it has maintained a place in the canon of children\u2019s literature. The ethereal loveliness of \u201cSilver\u201d in Peacock Pie<\/em> (1913) still finds delighted listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Source: Children's Books and their Creators, Anita Silvey.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Tomie dePaola Biography","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"tomie-depaola-biography","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-03-23 18:24:52","post_modified_gmt":"2021-03-24 01:24:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.nocloo.com\/?p=75629","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":75589,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-02-15 00:27:46","post_date_gmt":"2021-02-15 08:27:46","post_content":"\n
Walter John de la Mare - British poet, writer 1873-1956<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Walter de la Mare was the most distinguished lyric poet writing for chil\u00addren in the first half of the twentieth century. His fresh original voice, noted for its astute per\u00adception and subtle imaginative visions was ele\u00adgantly balanced by his mastery of language and of the many melodies of rhythmic pattern. De la Mare\u2019s apparent indifference to \u201cwriting for the market\u201d kept his work from period limitation, and thus it has maintained a place in the canon of children\u2019s literature. The ethereal loveliness of \u201cSilver\u201d in Peacock Pie<\/em> (1913) still finds delighted listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poetry for both children and adults was his most natural channel of expression, de la Mare was also a master of prose. He produced retellings of traditional tales and Bible stories, original stories with folkloric elements, antholo\u00adgies with remarkable prefaces and notes, a play, one long fantasy, criticism, collections of es\u00adsays, and award-winning novels. De la Mare maintained the same high standard of artistic integrity whether writing for children or adults; he lived by his own dictum: \u201cOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peacock Pie - First edition, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Childhood was the primary topic for de la Mare, but never one for fond sentiment. Chil\u00addren as well as adults were to be considered au\u00adthentic individuals. \u201cThe acorn is the oak... in mind and spirit we are most of us born ... the age at which for the rest of our lives we are likely to remain.\u201d He observed his own four children, but more important, he retrieved many of his own childhood memories, dreams, and fanta\u00adsies. He often fused the imaginative and the commonplace in his poems, effecting a haunting eeriness. There are glimpses of phantom chil\u00addren, spellbinding dreams, or dilemmas such as that of poor Jim Jay who \u201cgot stuck fast in yes\u00adterday\u201d; there are unanswered questions posed in \u201cSomeone\u201d and \u201cThe Little Green Orchard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The masterpiece of anthologies is Come Hither<\/em> (1923). An illuminating, allegorical pref\u00adace introduces a collection of more than 483 po\u00adems by 260 poets, covering approximately 600 years of literature in English; the poems are ac\u00adcompanied by 300 pages of fascinating notes that disclose the wisdom, humanity, and schol\u00adarship of its editor. The Three Royal Monkeys <\/em>(formerly The Three Mulla Mulgars,<\/em> 1919) is a fantasy adventure story about the loyal and in\u00adtrepid Nod Nizzaneela Ummanodda, his broth\u00aders, and the wonderstone. Inventive language, a fully realized secondary fantasy world, well- crafted suspense, and numinous poetic vision combine to create an enthralling experience. Many children today find it difficult reading, but when it is read aloud by an appreciative reader, entire classrooms may be brought under its spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter De la Mare received the Carnegie Medal of the Library Association for Collected Stories for Children<\/em> (1947). The British Crown made him a Companion of Honor in 1948 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 1953. In a rare tribute by the Horn Book Magazine,<\/em> the June 1957 issue was devoted to an appreciation of the art of Walter de la Mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E.C.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When I was a student at Pratt in the 1950s, studying illustration, I remember a fellow student asking one of our instructors, \"When do we learn about style?\" \"We won't learn about style,\" he re\u00adplied. \"Style happens naturally. If you keep on working, eventually the way you can and want to express yourself will surface. Meanwhile, do the assignments, listen to the critiques, don't miss your drawing classes, painting classes, design classes and, by all means, look at everything. Go to the galleries and the museums. Your own style will surface.\"
Another instructor, the wonderful Richard Lindner, told us, \"Observe. Observe every\u00adthing around you. Observe what you are<\/em> inter\u00adested in. Observe what kind of objects you sur\u00adround yourself with. That will give you the clue to your own<\/em> vision.\" During the summer of 1955,1 was studying at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. I was fortunate enough to work with Ben Shahn, who was an idol of mine. The wise words from this great man were similar. Style evolves. He also spoke to me at length about \"the shape of content.\" It was Shahn's thought that \"a point of view conditions the paint surface which the artist creates.\"
Tomie DePaola began a series of anthologies in 1985 with Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose,<\/em> an exuber\u00adant, brightly illustrated book that has become one of the standards of the genre. It was fol\u00adlowed by collections of nursery tales, poems, Bi\u00adble stories, and Christmas carols. In addition to his own books, he has illustrated many works by other writers, most notably Tony Johnston (The Quilt Story, 1985)<\/em> and Jean Fritz (Shh! We're Writing the Constitution,<\/em> 1987). Recently, he broke out of his simple picture book mold with Bonjour, Mr. Satie<\/em> (1991), a spoof of Ger\u00adtrude Stein\u2019s literary salon. It received mixed re\u00adviews, and its visual jokes appealed mainly to dePaola\u2019s adult audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomie DePaola began a series of anthologies in 1985 with Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose,<\/em> an exuber\u00adant, brightly illustrated book that has become one of the standards of the genre. It was fol\u00adlowed by collections of nursery tales, poems, Bi\u00adble stories, and Christmas carols. In addition to his own books, he has illustrated many works by other writers, most notably Tony Johnston (The Quilt Story, 1985)<\/em> and Jean Fritz (Shh! We're Writing the Constitution,<\/em> 1987). Recently, he broke out of his simple picture book mold with Bonjour, Mr. Satie<\/em> (1991), a spoof of Ger\u00adtrude Stein\u2019s literary salon. It received mixed re\u00adviews, and its visual jokes appealed mainly to dePaola\u2019s adult audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has written several autobiographical sto\u00adries in which he has shared childhood experi\u00adences that are sometimes amusing, as in Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup<\/em> (1974), but more often deeply personal and serious, as in Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs<\/em> (1973). The poignancy of these books is also present in his series of religious stories. The Clown of God <\/em>(1978) and Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi<\/em> (1990) have formal compositions and serious-faced characters reminiscent of medieval Italian church paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomie DePaola began a series of anthologies in 1985 with Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose,<\/em> an exuber\u00adant, brightly illustrated book that has become one of the standards of the genre. It was fol\u00adlowed by collections of nursery tales, poems, Bi\u00adble stories, and Christmas carols. In addition to his own books, he has illustrated many works by other writers, most notably Tony Johnston (The Quilt Story, 1985)<\/em> and Jean Fritz (Shh! We're Writing the Constitution,<\/em> 1987). Recently, he broke out of his simple picture book mold with Bonjour, Mr. Satie<\/em> (1991), a spoof of Ger\u00adtrude Stein\u2019s literary salon. It received mixed re\u00adviews, and its visual jokes appealed mainly to dePaola\u2019s adult audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All these things added up and my style began to emerge. And it hasn't really changed in over thirty-five years. The roots are there in my early pasta all over an Italian village square when Big Anthony fails to master Strega Nona's magic. DePaola has always been completely at ease with folktales, whether it is Fin M\u2019Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill<\/em> (1981) from Ireland, The Legend of the Bluebonnet<\/em> (1983) from the Comanche of Texas, or his many Italian stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has written several autobiographical sto\u00adries in which he has shared childhood experi\u00adences that are sometimes amusing, as in Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup<\/em> (1974), but more often deeply personal and serious, as in Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs<\/em> (1973). The poignancy of these books is also present in his series of religious stories. The Clown of God <\/em>(1978) and Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi<\/em> (1990) have formal compositions and serious-faced characters reminiscent of medieval Italian church paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomie DePaola began a series of anthologies in 1985 with Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose,<\/em> an exuber\u00adant, brightly illustrated book that has become one of the standards of the genre. It was fol\u00adlowed by collections of nursery tales, poems, Bi\u00adble stories, and Christmas carols. In addition to his own books, he has illustrated many works by other writers, most notably Tony Johnston (The Quilt Story, 1985)<\/em> and Jean Fritz (Shh! We're Writing the Constitution,<\/em> 1987). Recently, he broke out of his simple picture book mold with Bonjour, Mr. Satie<\/em> (1991), a spoof of Ger\u00adtrude Stein\u2019s literary salon. It received mixed re\u00adviews, and its visual jokes appealed mainly to dePaola\u2019s adult audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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