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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Lorax Leads Way for Product Endorsements by Kid Lit Characters (SLIDESHOW)

Rocco Staino | Posted 05.02.2012 | Books
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Rocco Staino

The Lorax has opened the way for a flood of other characters from children's literature to become product spokespeople. Here are a few that may be in the works.

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In Defense of Picture Books

Rebecca Serle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Harold and the Purple Crayon, Madeline, Goodnight Moon, Jan Thomas, Sebastian Meschenmoser, Uri Shulevitz, Picture Books, Peter Brown, Books News
Rebecca Serle

Picture books, while less in word count, are certainly not less important. There are unbelievably skillful authors writing in this vein. Authors like Jane O'Connor and Jon Scieszka. I've said it before and I'll say it again: writing picture books is an art, the art of word choice.

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