Leonard S. Marcus

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's preeminent authorities on the history of children's literature. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books on the subject; the curator of numerous important exhibitions, including the New York Public Library's landmark show The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter ; and a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's preeminent authorities on the history of children's literature. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books on the subject; the curator of numerous important exhibitions, including the New York Public Library's landmark show The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter ; and a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. See less