" This gorgeous collection of art (and the artists behind it) includes work by some of the world's most renowned children's book illustratorsMitsumasa Anno, Quentin Blake, Ashley Bryan, Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola, Jane Dyer, Mordicai Gerstein, Robert Ingpen, Steven Kellogg, Leo Lionni, Petra Mathers, Wendell Minor, Barry Moser, Jerry Pinkney, Alice Provenson, Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart, Maurice Sendak, Gennady ..."
Dear Author Letters of HopeTop Young Adult Authors Respond to Kids' Toughest Issues by Joan F. Kaywell, Catherine Ryan Hyde, PhilomelBooks Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Philomel Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-399-23705-8, ISBN: 0-399-23705-4
"To millions of kids, the books they read are more than entertainment— they are mirrors to hold up to their own lives. And the creators of those books are more than just writers—they are mentors, confidants, friends, sometimes the only ones who understand. There is often an unspoken, unseen bond between an author and his or her readers. Dear Author brings this bond to light for the whole world to see and to celebrate. Laurie Halse Anders ..."