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Sewall, Marcia – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Author describes the experiences and inspiration that led her to write about the Pilgrims. (ARH)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Imagination
Lowry, Lois – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Describes the vision that prompted the author to place the characters of her prize-winning novel in a small West Virginia town--a place where love has no conditions on it. Thanks readers for sharing her vision. (ARH)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Creative Thinking
Pierce, Meredith Ann – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Writer of fantasy novels discusses the origins of her heroines and characterizes them as strong, passionate women who determine their own fate. (ARH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Characterization, Creative Writing
Lanes, Selma G. – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Reexamines Maurice Sendak's first children's book, published in 1956. Finds it to be filled with the characters, themes, and psychological concerns that were to become hallmarks of the writer-artist's mature works. (NKA)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature
