Original article by Sue Carter Flinn found on : Quill & Quire The Proclamation A group of children’s authors and illustrators have found an eye-catching way to demand better quality picture books from their peers. A manifesto signed by 21 members of the kids’ publishing industry, appeared as a full-page ad in the November issue of Horn Book Magazine and on the website thepicturebook.co The coalition is spearheaded by Mac Barnett, a San Francisco author who sits on the board of 826LA, the non-profit writing and tutoring centre founded by Dave Eggers. Vancouver-born artist Carson Ellis handlettered and illustrated the docume

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