Alan Schroeder, Author . Westview $26 (368p) ISBN 978-0-8133-4137-8
Modern American politics is slavishly dependent upon image, argues Schroeder, professor at Northeastern University's School of Journalism, and no branch more so than the executive. It's a state of affairs ripe for intermingling with the...
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Alan Schroeder, Author Columbia University Press $70 (280p) ISBN 978-0-231-11400-4
Ever since the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy debate, televised candidate confrontations have been a staple of presidential campaigns; they've gone from being a novelty, to being an option for candidates, to being expected and unavoidable. Viewed by millions of
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Alan Schroeder, illus. by John O'Brien, Holiday House, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1950-0
Alphabetically arranged, but far more than just an alphabet book, this guide to the life of Ben Franklin covers his upbringing, his prominence in early America, his many inventions, and his beliefs and writings. Given the breadth of Franklin's...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Bernie Fuchs, Illustrator Dial Books $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1676-6
Fuchs and Schroeder follow Ragtime Tumpie with a stunning picture book, carefully weaving the melodic songs of pre-WWII street vendors into a story told by a spirited, endearing narrator. The way Delia sees it, ``Charleston must be the most musical...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Bernie Fuchs, Illustrator Joy Street Books $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-77497-0
Stunningly illustrated and as joyful as St. Louis jazz, Ragtime Tumpie is a ``fictional account'' of an incident in the childhood of the flamboyant and legendary entertainer Josephine Baker. Although the author's note at the end of the book details...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Bernie Fuchs, Illustrator, Fuchs Inc Bernie, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $18.07 (32p) ISBN 978-0-316-77504-5
An incident from the childhood of entertainer Josephine Baker is stunningly brought to life. In a boxed review, PW noted that the ``fully developed picture book . . . resonates with the sights and colors of the turn-of-the-century era it describes....
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Alan Schroeder, illus. by John O’Brien. Holiday House, $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-2420-7
In a droll companion to a similarly alphabetic title about Benjamin Franklin, Schroeder provides an overview of the 16th president’s legacy, his predilections, and some significant events of his era. Each letter introduces several ideas: U stands...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Andrew Glass, Illustrator Clarion Books $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-69852-5
It may seem an unlikely transplant, but this adaptation of a 13th-century Japanese folktale seems right at home in rural Tennessee, the setting of Schroeder's (Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman) robust retelling. Willie, a ""real big feller,""...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Floyd Cooper, Illustrator Dragonfly Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-440-41472-8
The young Louis Armstrong struggles to buy a brass cornet; Cooper's paintings, said PW, ""pulse with all the energy of a Mardi Gras parade."" Ages 6-10. (Jan.)
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Floyd Cooper, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-385-32046-7
Ignoring the research presented in the biographies cited here as suggestions for further reading, Schroeder (Ragtime Tumpie; Minty) invents out of whole cloth this ""fictional recreation"" of Louis Armstrong's boyhood. Living in a rough New Orleans...
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Alan Schroeder, illus. by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Lee & Low, $18.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-60060-410-2
Growing up in Goat Alley—“in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Washington, [D.C.]”—Florence Mills loved to sing and dance. At age three, she began performing for local businesses and, although she burst into tears during her first stage...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Yoriko Ito, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-385-30792-5
This traditional Japanese folktale light-handedly reinforces the cultural ideal of respecting the wisdom of one's elders. On her deathbed, Aya contrives to protect her granddaughter, Lily, from worldly men (``I fear they will spoil your innocence'')
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Yoriko Ito, Illustrator Yearling Books $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-440-41294-6
""Schroeder's quietly expressive language and Ito's polished homage to Japanese motifs [create] a shower of visual and verbal pleasures,"" said PW. Ages 6-10. (Apr.)
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Todd L. Doney, Illustrator Scribner Book Company $14.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-684-19578-0
Schroeder's ( Ragtime Tumpie ) atmospheric rendering of a traditional Tibetan tale receives sumptous illustrations from newcomer Doney, whose paintings shimmer with golden light and icy mountain peaks. An allegory about greed, the story tells of...
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Brad Sneed, Illustrator Dial Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1733-6
Schroeder (Minty; Carolina Shout!) bases this ""Appalachian Cinderella"" on Perrault's well-known version, but his rollicking language could belong only to America's Smoky Mountains. ""Now lis'en,"" begins the narrator, and what unfolds is a telling
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Alan Schroeder, Author, Jerry Pinkney, Illustrator Dial Books $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1888-3
This fictionalized account of Tubman's childhood on a Maryland plantation provides a cruel snapshot of life as a slave and the horrid circumstances that fueled the future Underground Railroad leader's passion and determination. At eight years old,...
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