“A Woman for All Seasons: Astrid Lindgren at 100” November 14, 2007 - Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 Tentative program Professor Poul Houe states, “Ar- guably the most world famous Eva-Maria Metcalf, Educator, among 20th century Swedes (next Assistant Professor of Modern to fi lmmaker Ingmar Bergman), Languages, University of Mis- Astrid Lindgren, who died in 2002, sissippi, Oxford, Mississippi. Formerly a member of GSD, U penned some forty children’s books, of M. Author of the fi rst English inspired countless picture books, language biography of Astrid plays, songbooks, feature fi lms, Lindgren. radio and TV series, and was the Astrid Lindgren recipient of the Hans Christian An- Ulla Lundqvist, Swedish educa- tor, Ph.D. (dissertation on Pippi dersen Prize (the ‘Nobel’ for writers of children’s books). Ronia, The Robber’s Daughter Longstocking). Noted specialist Like her most reputed character, Pippi Longstocking, this Viking Press, 1983 on literature for Swedish chil- iconic author has for decades been “an international fa- dren and young adults, widely vorite” whose major works have sold in 100 million copies and been translated into published on matters related seventy-fi ve languages…the “author of the Pippi Longstocking books (1945-48), to the teaching of children’s Mio, My Mio (1954), The Brothers Lionheart (1973), Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter literature. (1981), and a host of other Lindgren classics, is a story of unusual complexity for Peter C. Brosius, Artistic Direc- the realm of children’s literature.” tor, The Children’s Theatre Com- pany, Minneapolis. Red Balloon Bookshop will sell books for autographing, Tiina Nunnally, Author and such as Pippi Longstocking, translated by Tiina Nunnally, translator; affi liliate faculty of illustrated by Lauren Child. (New York: Viking Children’s the Department of Scandinavian Books, 2007). On display will be Astrid Lindgren’s manu- Studies, University of Washing- script draft in Swedish shorthand for Ronja, rövardotter ton. donated by the author after visiting Minneapolis for the Susan Marie Swanson, St.Paul opening of the play at the Children’s Theatre. This event children’s book author, poet and is free and open to the public. For more information, see educator. http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/new_clrc/whatsnew.php, Lindgren’s manuscript email [email protected] or telephone 612-624-4576. notebook

The event is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch (GSD), University Libraries, Children’s Literature Research Collections, Friends of the Library, Kerlan Friends, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Center for German and European Studies (CGES); American Scandinavian Foundation, American Swedish Institute (Minneapolis), Barbro Osher Pro Svecia Foundation, and Penguin Young Readers Group.

Elmer L. Andersen Library is located at 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis on the West Bank Campus. Parking is available in University lots adjacent to the Law School and the 19th Street Ramp ($2.50 per hour), and is also available in the ramp adjacent to the Holiday Inn Metrodome on Washington Avenue ($1.50 per hour). Fall 2007 Volume 28, Number 4 CONTENTS FROM THE KERLAN FRIENDS PRESIDENT Lindgren Centennial . . . . . 1 From the KF President. . . . . 2 Dear friends, Coming Events ...... 3 & 4 Two New Note Cards . . . . . 4 I am happy to send greetings as the new president of the Kerlan Friends board. I Fellowships & Awards . . . . 5 am no stranger to the Kerlan, having served on the board for two years, and having KF & CLRC Gifts . . . . . 5 appreciated the wonderful resource that the Kerlan Collection offers for many years Recent Acquisitions ...... 6 before that. But it’s exciting to become more involved. In Memoriam ...... 6 Kerlan Award Nominations . 6 My connection to children’s books includes: reading a Kerlan Friends Board . . . . . 6 great deal as a child, and taking those books to heart; From the Kerlan Friends . . . 7 reading with my own children, and organizing reading Book Week 2007 ...... 8 and writing projects at their school; founding and editing Riverbank Review, a national magazine about children’s literature that had a six-year publishing life from 1998- 2003.

In addition to reviewing new works, Riverbank Review made a point of drawing readers’ attention to older Riverbank Review, books—books that might be out of print, that might have Summer 1999 language and themes that anchor them in another era, but New CLRC staff, Marie J. Harvat that deserve to be discovered by contemporary readers. Because many of the books I loved when I was young were (even then) books “of the past,” my interest in the The Children’s Literature Research Collec- historic sweep of children’s literature has been growing since I was a child. For this tion’s Kerlan Collection is an internationally reason, the Kerlan feels like a friendly home to me. recognized center of research in the fi eld of children’s literature. The Collection contains original materials, including manuscripts, One of the subjects Emily Arnold McCully touched on in her recent Chase Lecture at artwork, galleys, and color proofs for more the U of M was the danger that today’s young people will be less engaged with and than 16,000 children’s books. These materi- aware of history than past generations. Whether it is to investigate literary history, als represent eight decades of American political history, or personal history, looking back, as McCully says, “with hon- children’s books and selected titles published in other countries. The Kerlan Collection also est eyes” and with imagination, offers us the opportunity to learn things about the includes more than 100,000 children’s books. present and about ourselves that we cannot fully grasp if we stay locked in our own moment in time. The Kerlan, therefore, doesn’t just offer access to “beautiful old This Fall 2007 Newsletter is co-sponsored by books,” but to the ideas and values and sensibilities of artists and writers across time. the Kerlan Friends and the CLRC. It is an important resource, worth preserving. Editor: Karen Nelson Hoyle Production Editor: Karen Bauer I look forward to meeting those of you I do not yet know Contributors: Marie J. Harvat in the months ahead. We have a need for volunteers at Meredith Gillies upcoming events, and there are still spots open for enthu- Lynnette Westerlund siastic individuals on the Kerlan Friends Board commit- Children’s Literature Research Collections tees. You can volunteer as little or as much time as you (CLRC), like, and you don’t need to be a “children’s book expert” including the Kerlan and Hess Collections to get involved. All you need is interest, and a willingness University of Minnesota to jump in and help. (You do not need to be on the board 113 Andersen Library 222 21st Avenue South to volunteer on a committee.) If you’re interested, please Minneapolis, MN 55455 send me an e-mail and let me know! I hope our paths will Telephone: 612-624-4576 Kerlan Friends President, cross soon. FAX: 612-626-0377 Martha Davis Beck E-mail: [email protected] http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/ Martha Davis Beck

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2 UPCOMING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE EVENTS Archives and Special Collections Exhibit at Minnesota State Fair - August 23rd - September 3rd, 2007 Anticipating Minnesota’s 150th birthday in 2008, the University Libraries’s Archives and Special Collections Department offers a fascinating array of im- ages that will allow you to explore various aspects of Minnesota’s past and present, including recreation, agriculture and industry, the arts, and people. This exhibit, titled Becoming Minnesota: A Sesquicentennial Sampler from the U of M Archives and Special U of M Archives and Special Collections, will enlighten and delight Fair attendees of all ages. Collections at the MN State Fair A 1957 poster from the Paul Bunyan Collection, art work by Betsy Bowen, Nancy Carlson and Barbara Knutson, and a collage of MN publisher book covers are among the treasures of the Children’s Literature Research Collections on display at “The Great Minnesota Get-Together.” Materials donated by Joan Sandin on exhibit at the MN State Fair

Celebration of Minnesota Children’s Authors and Illustrators - September 8th, 2007 On Saturday, September 8th from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. the Anderson Center in Red Wing hosts the 8th annual Celebration of Minnesota Children’s Authors and Illustrators. Many of Minnesota’s fi n- est authors and illustrators will make appearances including: Betsy Bowen, Leslie Bowman, Laurie Caple, Cheng-Khee Chee, Mary Cummings, Loretta Ellsworth, Catherine Friend, David Geister, David LaRochelle, Jon Lewis, Mike Reed, Jane St. Anthony, Lauren Stringer, and Anne Ylvisaker.

The Kerlan Collection will exhibit materials from local donating authors and illustrators participat- ing in this event. Additionally, the Kerlan Friends will hand out information about the Kerlan Col- Loretta Ellsworth lection and will offer a variety of illustrated note cards available for purchase. With book-signings, storytelling, face painting and ice cream, this event promises to be fun for the entire family. For more information call Anderson Center at 651-388-2009 or visit their website: .

Guest Speaker Joan Sandin - September 18th, 2007 Joan Sandin is a skilled author, illustrator, translator and storyteller. Sandin’s self-illustrated works are well-researched historical tales, often based on her ancestors’ experiences. Her extensive travels in Europe and Mexico as well as the United States have also inspired her work. Sandin’s lecture, “Writing and Illustrating Historical Fiction for Children,” will begin at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18th, 2007. This event will be held in Room 120 of Elmer L. Andersen Library and is free and open to the public. Red Balloon Bookshop will sell books for signing following the lecture.

Guest Speaker Peter Sís - October 4th, 2007 On Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 4:45 in Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 , MacArthur Fellow and internationally re- nowned artist, Peter Sís, discusses his memoir, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. The Communist Czechoslovakia of Mr. Sís’s youth was a place where creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed. Graphic art, journal entries, and personal photographs illustrate the harsh realities of a closed society and the inevitable longing for freedom. Václav Havel, former president of Guest, Speaker, Peter Sís the Czech Republic, says, “Peter Sís’s book is most of all about the will to live one’s life in freedom and should be required reading for all those who take their freedom for granted.” College students (undergraduate and graduate), The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís. teachers, librarians, and young adults interested in art, politics, and Eastern European his- Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 tory are welcome. This event is proudly sponsored by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, University of Minnesota Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University Libraries, The Children’s Literature Research Collections, The Kerlan Friends, The Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota, and The Offi ce of the Czech Honorary Consul for Minnesota. This event is free and open to the public but is not suitable for children. Red Balloon Bookshop will offer books for sale. Light refreshments and book signing to follow. 3 UPCOMING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE EVENTS Twin Cities Book Festival - October 13th, 2007 The 2007 Twin Cities Book Festival will take place on Saturday, October 13th from 10am-5pm at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. This annual event is free and open to the general public. The festival will feature readings and talks by nationally and internationally renowned authors, book arts demonstrations by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Rain Taxi’s annual used book sale and literary magazine fair, and a fantastic exhibit and book fair showcasing a wide range of publishers, book artists, writing centers, booksellers, and literary magazines. The Kerlan Friends will exhibit information about the Photo from 2006 Twin Cities Kerlan Collection and have illustrated note cards and the 2008 Kerlan calendar available Book Festivial for purchase. 2007 Book Week - October 16th-18th, 2007 Author Catherine Thimmesh is this year’s Book Week presenter. A display of new books will be available Tuesday, October 16th through Thursday, October 18th from 12-6 p.m. A review of new books will be held at 4 p.m. in Wiley Hall, followed by appetizers and a lecture by Thimmesh at 6:30 p.m. A $10 fee is charged for appetizers and/or lecture. Please see page 8 for more details. Astrid Lindgren’s 100th Birthday Anniversary - November 14th, 2007 Please plan to join us for a special celebration of Astrid Lindgren’s 100th Birthday. There will be an afternoon conference at Elmer L. Andersen Library followed by a reception and special presentations by Peter Brosius, Tiina Nunnally, and Susan Marie Swanson. Please see page 1 for more details. “Pippi Longstocking” Fantasy Matters - November 16th - 18th, 2007 by Astrid Lindgren November 16th-18th, the University of Minnesota will be hosting the fi rst ever Fantasy Matters con- ference sponsored by the U of MN Law School and the U of MN Creative Writing Program. Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman series of graphic novels, and Jack Zipes, noted scholar of fairy tales and folklore, will be the keynote speakers of the conference. The CLRC will offer a session for confer- ence attendees to learn about the history and scope of our collections on Friday, November 16th, begin- Jack Zipes ning at 10:00 a.m. For additional information please visit www.fantasymatters.org.

First Fridays First Fridays 12/7/07. “150 Years of Minnesota Memories: the University and the Sesquicentennial” from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120. Ann Pfl aum, University of Minnesota Historian, will give an overview of celebrations around the state and CLRC Curator Karen Hoyle will describe and display a selection of historical fi ction manuscripts in the Kerlan Collection. Light refreshments provided. This event is free and open to the public. NEW NOTECARDS FOR SALE

Each year the Kerlan Friends select an image to use as their fundraiser card. This year they have selected two images for reproduction. The reprinted linoprint on the left is by Ashley Bryan from Christmas Gif’: Poems, Songs and Stories by and about African-Americans, compiled by Charlemae Hill Rollins (Morrow, 1993). The image on the right is a pen and ink draw- ing by Michelle Edwards. Cards are sold in packs of 5 for $7 and help support the activities of the Kerlan Friends. Cards may be purchased at the Children’s Literature Research Collections in Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library. Please make checks New Kerlan Friends notecard, payable to the University of Minnesota. For mail order, please illustration by Ashley Bryan see http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/kerlan/greetingcards.php. New Kerlan Friends notecard, illustration by Michelle Edwards 4 FELLOWSHIP AND AWARD WINNERS

Fenice B. Boyd received the 2007 Marilyn Hollinshead Visiting Scholars Fellowship. She will investigate the original manuscript materials housed in the Kerlan Collection of Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose and Lois Lowry’s The Giver for use in her teaching of young adult literature at the graduate level and future peer-reviewed journal publications.

Amanda Shepherd was selected for the 2007 Ezra Jack Keats/Kerlan Collection Memorial Fellow- ship. She is an illustrator who is working on her fi rst authored book. She intends “to study the processes of authors/illustrators to see their processes and approach to authorship.”

Amanda Shepherd Beth Brendler is the recipient the 2007 Kerlan Essay Award. Her essay was entitled “Discovering Billie Jo: Karen Hesse’s Journey to Find Her Protagonist in Out of the Dust.”

KERLAN FRIENDS RENEWALS, NEW MEMBERS AND GIFTS

Kerlan Friends Renewals, New Members and Gifts from April 13-July 26, 2007. Thanks to everyone who renewed memberships or gave a donation: Christine V. Alfano; Amy E. Andersen; Emily E. Andersen; Joan M. Arndt; Doris H. Arnold; Elizabeth H. Askey; Eliza- beth & Richard Askey; Barbara S. Bach; Elvi J. Bankey; Kari A. Baumbach; Martha E. Beck; Jane C. Bergstrom; Karen M. Bihrle; Barbara Bjornson; Frank R. Braun; Carolyn S. Briese; Susan M. Brown; David E. Byer; Vera M. Carney; Mary Ellen Carroll; Margaret & Alejandro Catambay; Mark Ceilley; Kathie K. Cerra; Gloria K. Charney; Sharon L. Chmielarz; John R. Coy; Alyce M. Cranston; Catherine Clark Davis; Kathleen M. Diedrick; Christine A. Dyrud; Irene E. Eelkema; Jean M. Elvekrog; Betty J. Erickson; Kimberly K. Faurot; Debra E. Frasier; Marilyn & Paul Gould; Bon- nie B. Graves; Anne L. Gray; Ronald F. Green; Alton L. Greenfi eld; Patricia L. Grose; Helen M. George; Phyllis A. Haensel; Donna J. Hageman; Susan Haggberg; Janet Halbur; Elizabeth Hall; Kathleen M. Hall; Barbara E. Hanson; Gary W. Harm; Nancy K. Hof; Joyce W. & R. James Holbrook; Kathleen & James A. Howe; Karen Nelson Hoyle; Robert W. Hull; Rosalie A. Huston; Marjorie L. Jenkins; May P. Jesseph; Rosie Webb Joels; Deidre A. Johnson; Ruth M. Kamena; Ihor & Christa Kamenetsky; Maythee Jensen Kantar; Beatrice M. Kotz; Lyn E. Lacy; Lora Landers; Mary L. Lanford; Joan B. Larson; Nancy A. Lee; Nancy A. Lee; Michael & Wendy Lougee; Lise Lunge-Larsen; Molly K. Lynch; Gregory Maguire; Marcia K. Marshall; Phyllis M. Mattill; Mary J McCune; Rosemary F. Miller; Ruth Ann Moldenhauer; Darlys H. Nelson; Meredith L. Norstrom; Joan K. O’Brien; Judy Panushka; Bette J. Peltola; Larry J. Peterson & Lois A. Steer; Nancy B. Phillips; Cleone F. Pritchard; Virginia G. Puzak; Leslie Greaves Radloff; Rebecca T. Rapport; Marcia M. Rear- don; Red Balloon Bookshop; Julie L. & James C. Reimer; Cathy E. Retzer; Wendy Scott Richards; Sally J. Rigler; Nancy C. Romslo; Helen Rudie; Judith E. Rys; Judith A. Schlief; Mary H. Schullo; Julie A. Schumacher; Carol Hanson Sibley; Joyce V. & James D. Sidman; M. Sarah Smedman; Louann Smith; Katherine Smola; Rose M. Solstad; Norma J. Som- merdorf; Ruth M. Stein; Jean M. Stevenson; John W. Stewig; Jo Ann Stolpa; Grace K. Sulerud; Deborah E. Swanson; Evelyn J. Swenson; Flora M. Taylor; Muriel M. Thompson; Faythe Dyrud Thureen; Charles B. Thurston; Elizabeth J. Tisel; Mary L. Topp; Kay & Richard Trapp; Lois M. VanDyck; Cynthia A. Venburg; Mary Lou Voigt; Dorothea C. War- ren; Dianne K. Weaver; Katharine B. Weiblen; Maryann N. Weidt; Gerhard H. & Janet M. Weiss; Lynnette Westerlund; John T. White; Gwen M. Willems; Sue Wolslegel; X. J. & Dorothy M. Kennedy; Marilyn Youel.

Thanks also for these other gifts and endowments from April 13—July 26, 2007: Donations to the Kerlan Collection: Vera M. Carney; Marilyn Hollinshead.

Donations to the CLRC: Barbara J. Michaels.

Donations to the “Millions of Cats…Millions of Pieces…Millions of Pennies” Project: 20,100 additional pennies were donated by Bette Peltola, Lora Landers, Facsimile images of Wanda Gág scrapbooks The Friends School of Minnesota, and anonymous donors. for “Millions of Cats...Millions of Pieces... Millions of Pennies” conservation project

5 RECENT ACQUISTIONS IN MEMORIAM These materials have been donated by the authors and/or illustrators, Clyde Robert Bulla, a prolifi c their families or third parties. Titles of new acquisitions are not listed if writer who captivated young already reported in previous newsletters. Key: MS - manuscripts, IL - il- lustrations, TMS - translator’s manuscripts; published titles are indicated readers for decades with his by italics. stories of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Poca- Tonya Bolden: MS The Champ: The Story of Muhammad hontas, and other historical Ali; Rock of Ages: A Tribute to the Black Church fi gures, as well as tales of con- temporary boys and girls, died Gioia Fiammenghi: IL Late for School Wednesday May 23rd at his home Clyde Robert Bulla in Warrensburg, Mo. He was 93. Patricia Reilly Giff: MS Water Street Mr. Bulla, who spent most of his adult life in Los Ange- Paul Goble: IL Remaking the Earth: A les, wrote more than 60 children’s books, most fi ction but Creation Story from the Great Plains of some nonfi ction, starting in 1946 with The Donkey Cart. North America Friends with Dr. Irvin Kerlan, he had given to the Kerlan Collection manuscript material for twenty titles, includ- Nikki Grimes: MS Oh, Brother!; ing The Sugar Pear Tree, illustrated by Taro Yashima. When Gorilla Goes Walking 2008 KERLAN AWARD Wendy Anderson Halperin: IL Paul Goble Thank You, World The Kerlan Award is given annually “in recognition of singular attainments in the creation of children’s lit- Warren Hanson: IL Peef and His Best Friend; Peef and erature and in appreciation for generous donation of the Baby Sister; Tell Me What We Did Today; MS Peef and unique resources to the Kerlan Collection for the study of His Best Friend children’s literature.”

Jane Langton: MS The Hedgehog The Kerlan Award Committee invites nominations for the Boy: A Latvian Folktale; Saint Fran- forthcoming Kerlan Award. Individuals from all areas of cis and the Wolf children’s literature, including authors, illustrators, edi- tors, publishers, and educators, are eligible for this honor. Donna Jo Napoli: MS The King of Please submit nominations in order of highest recommen- Mulberry Street dation to the Children’s Literature Research Collections (CLRC) by October 15, 2007. The winning individual Susan Pearson: MS Who Swallowed will be announced in spring 2008. Harold? and Other Poems about Pets; Jane Langton Slugs in Love; Grimericks For additional information on the Kerlan Award and donors to the Kerlan Collection, please contact the CLRC Joan Sandin: IL & MS The Long Way to a New Land; at [email protected] or 612-624-4576. We welcome you to The Long Way Westward; At Home in a New Land visit us in 113 Andersen Hall on the University of Minne- sota Campus or at http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/. Margo Sorenson: MS Ambrose and the Princess; Ambrose and the Cathedral 2007-2008 KERLAN FRIENDS BOARD Dream Christine Alfano Isabel Monk O’Connor Martha Davis Beck, Lisa Westberg Peters Wilma Pitchford Hays: IL President Becky Rapport Susan Carr Brown Marcia Reardon “Ambrose” series by Margo Sorenson Foods the Indians Gave Us; Christmas on the Mayfl ower; Maggie Cords Wendy Schmalz Naughty Litter Pilgrim; Pontiac: Lion in the Forest; Mary’s Lee Galda Joyce Sidman Star: A Tale of Orphans in Virginia, 1781; Little Yellow Fur. Karen Hoyle, Ex Offi cio Kathy Smola Maythee Kantar Jean Stevenson Robert Nistler Mary Wagner 6 FROM THE KERLAN FRIENDS 2008 Kerlan Calendars Now Available! Order your Kerlan Calendars today! Just detach the order form and send with check to the Kerlan Collec- A project of the Kerlan Friends, tion, 113 Andersen Library, 222 21st Avenue South, the calendar showcases original art Minneapolis, MN 55455. Please allow two weeks turn from the Kerlan Collection. Art- around time. ists featured include: Wanda Gág, Betsy Bowen, Wendell Minor, Paul Kerlan Friends Membership and Renewals Galdone, Maurice Sendak, Lauren If you are not yet a Kerlan Friend and would like to become Stringer, Arnold Lobel, Karen Ritz, 2008 Kerlan Calendar one, please submit the “Friends of the Kerlan Collection” Thacher Hurd, Ashley Bryan, Margot Zemach, Cheng-Khee form below along with membership fee to: Kerlan Friends, Chee, and James Marshall. Images include preliminary University of Minnesota Libraries, CM 3854, P.O. Box 70870, studies and fi nal work, in a range of media. The Kerlan St. Paul, MN 55170-3854. Friends are grateful to the artists, publishers, and artists’ estates who granted permission for this project. This form may also be used by past members wishing to renew A Kerlan calendar is the perfect gift for the children’s book membership. Thank you for lovers in your life; we’re offering a special offer: individual supporting the Kerlan Collec- calendars cost $15; two can be purchased for $25. Shipping tion. Please email [email protected] is $3 per calendar, $5 for two. (Local purchasers may pick for questions concerning Kerlan their calendar up at the Kerlan, to avoid mailing costs.) Friends membership.

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