Noted on 2/16/11...
Margaret K. McElderry, influential children's book editor, publisher, dies at 98 -- People involved with children's books know the name, Margaret K.McElderry. According to the New York Times, Ms. McElderry, who was an influential editor and publisher in the children's book industry, died in her Manhattan home Monday at the age of 98.
Ms. McElderry was the first children's book editor who had an imprint named after her -- Margaret McElderry Books at Atheneum. Her imprint survived several corporate mergers and is still in use today at Simon & Schuster. Ms. McElderry helped nurture the careers of many of the biggest names in children' literature, both writers and illustrators. Such names include Susan Cooper, Eleanor Estes, and Helen Oxenbury.
Many of her books won Newbery or Caldecott awards. In 1952, Ms. McElderry had the rare distinction of editing both of that year's winners -- Eleanor Estes's Ginger Pye picked up the Newbery that year, while Nicholas Mordinoff won the Caldecott for his book with Will Lipkind, Finder's Keepers.
Margaret K. McElderry, influential children's book editor, publisher, dies at 98 -- People involved with children's books know the name, Margaret K.McElderry. According to the New York Times, Ms. McElderry, who was an influential editor and publisher in the children's book industry, died in her Manhattan home Monday at the age of 98.
Many of her books won Newbery or Caldecott awards. In 1952, Ms. McElderry had the rare distinction of editing both of that year's winners -- Eleanor Estes's Ginger Pye picked up the Newbery that year, while Nicholas Mordinoff won the Caldecott for his book with Will Lipkind, Finder's Keepers.
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