Comments on: Librarian, Kid Lit Champion Caroline Feller Bauer Dies at 77

By: Lynne Smith

Lynne Smith — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:22:01 +0000

I owe much of my storytelling style to Caroline Feller Bauer. I attended on of her BER classes in Orlando in the early nineties and I was hooked on props and fun to enhance my storytimes for preschoolers and schoolage kids. She was inspirational! Sad to hear of her passing. Makes her body of work just that much more valuable.

By: Sylvia Martin

Sylvia Martin — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:08:18 +0000

Caroline was my favorite professor at the University of Oregon. I took two classes from her that made a difference in how I used literature throughout the curriculum in my fourth and fifth grade classes. I have donated autographed copies of her books to the library at Cottey College. There is a possibility that I, too, will be teaching a class in Children’s Literature and will be honoring her memory as I teach future teachers. I have taken other classes from her in the past and every time we would meet it would rekindle a mutual respect that we had for our thinking, love of literature, and love of children!

By: Suzanne Shearman

Suzanne Shearman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:45:03 +0000

Caroline was one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met. Her love of libraries and children live on in all of us. I know that I am a better librarian because of her.

By: Gail Schlachter

Gail Schlachter — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:05:08 +0000

So sorry to read about this. Caroline was an incredible, creative, and dynamic librarian/educator. Years ago, right after I finished by Ph.D., I interviewed for a faculty position at the University of Oregon’s library school. Caroline and I hit it off immediately. She even took the time, after an offer had been extended to me, to call and encourage me to come to Oregon. In the end, I reluctantly decided not to accept the offer, but one of my biggest regrets was giving up the opportunity to work with her. What fun we would have had!

By: Jeanette Larson

Jeanette Larson — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:00:48 +0000

Caroline reminded us to have fun with our work. I remember her library cheers and zany exploits. Such a loss.

By: Fran Manushkin

Fran Manushkin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:52:14 +0000

As I mentioned on my Facebook page, I was very sorry to hear about the death of Caroline Feller Bauer. She was a splendid librarian and writer, and when my first book, BABY, COME OUT! was published and chosen by SLJ as the worst picture book of the year, Ms. Bauer wrote a fine and generous letter supporting the book, which SLJ published. Her support meant a great deal to a new and–scared–writer.

By: Martha von Schilgen

Martha von Schilgen — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:23:46 +0000

I am so sad to hear of such a great loss to the world of children’s literature. I told my students I heard Dr. Bauer speak several times and that she added so much to my teaching and my students’ engagement with all kinds of literature. I can still picture her with the plunger on her head!

By: Sue McCleaf Nespeca

Sue McCleaf Nespeca — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:15:58 +0000

It is impossible to count all the people that Carolyn Feller Bauer inspired, and the huge impact she made by demonstrating storytelling with props, in comparison to traditional storytelling. Many of us decided there was room for both in our repertoire. I remember when I received a phone call (back in the 80′s) and heard that I was selected to serve on my first ALSC committee – Preschool Services – and that my chair was going to be CFB. To a new librarian, it was incredible news and one of those once in a lifetime experiences.