Comments on: Gerald McDermott: A Legacy of Magical Storytelling http://www.slj.com/2013/01/books-media/authors-illustrators/gerald-mcdermott-a-legacy-of-magical-storytelling/ The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Children’s Book Committee Co-Chair on Gerald McDermott « Bank Street College Center for Children's Literature http://www.slj.com/2013/01/books-media/authors-illustrators/gerald-mcdermott-a-legacy-of-magical-storytelling/#comment-19256 Children’s Book Committee Co-Chair on Gerald McDermott « Bank Street College Center for Children's Literature Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:34:59 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=27622#comment-19256 [...] illustrator and filmmaker, remembered by many for Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. Gerald McDermott: A Legacy of Magical Storytelling is certainly worth a few moments out of your day and we are pleased to note that Children’s [...] [...] illustrator and filmmaker, remembered by many for Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. Gerald McDermott: A Legacy of Magical Storytelling is certainly worth a few moments out of your day and we are pleased to note that Children’s [...]

]]> By: Katherine http://www.slj.com/2013/01/books-media/authors-illustrators/gerald-mcdermott-a-legacy-of-magical-storytelling/#comment-18845 Katherine Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:50:37 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=27622#comment-18845 McDermott has been a great favorite of mine for a long time. The book I love the most is an out of print beauty that few have heard of- Daughter of Earth. I use it in my lesson plans several times a year. Rest In Peace, Mr. McDermott. I've loved your work since I was 8 years old. McDermott has been a great favorite of mine for a long time. The book I love the most is an out of print beauty that few have heard of- Daughter of Earth. I use it in my lesson plans several times a year. Rest In Peace, Mr. McDermott. I’ve loved your work since I was 8 years old.

]]> By: Sharron McElmeel http://www.slj.com/2013/01/books-media/authors-illustrators/gerald-mcdermott-a-legacy-of-magical-storytelling/#comment-18782 Sharron McElmeel Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:16:29 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=27622#comment-18782 I think you mean Lee Bennett Hopkins -- not "Hopkinson" Lee and Gerald were indeed good friends. And McDermott was a talent beyond definition. And Lee tells of this friendship on his website www.leebennetthopkins.com. May Gerald McDermott RIP Text Corrected -- "Another friend, children’s author and editor Lee Bennett Hopkins, remembers McDermott as “infectious, witty, dashing” and “brilliant about the art of bookmaking.” They first met in 1973 when Hopkins worked for Scholastic, and the fledgling artist McDermott was looking for freelance work. “I was lucky to have Gerald as a friend in my life for over forty years,” Hopkins tells SLJ. Hopkins, among several others who knew and worked with McDermott, has already created an online tribute for him, though many remembrances are sure to come from those whose lives McDermott touched in the worlds of publishing, filmmaking, and education. I think you mean Lee Bennett Hopkins — not “Hopkinson” Lee and Gerald were indeed good friends. And McDermott was a talent beyond definition. And Lee tells of this friendship on his website http://www.leebennetthopkins.com. May Gerald McDermott RIP
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“Another friend, children’s author and editor Lee Bennett Hopkins, remembers McDermott as “infectious, witty, dashing” and “brilliant about the art of bookmaking.” They first met in 1973 when Hopkins worked for Scholastic, and the fledgling artist McDermott was looking for freelance work. “I was lucky to have Gerald as a friend in my life for over forty years,” Hopkins tells SLJ.

Hopkins, among several others who knew and worked with McDermott, has already created an online tribute for him, though many remembrances are sure to come from those whose lives McDermott touched in the worlds of publishing, filmmaking, and education.

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