Leonard Marcus and Audrey Niffenegger: Shaping American Children's Literature

Author and historian Leonard Marcus discusses children's literature from colonial times to present day. His colleague Audrey Niffenegger muses on her own interaction with childrens books and the impact they've had on her work. Donna Seaman moderates.

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