Tag: William's Doll

November 19, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow, ill. William Pene du Bois

William’s Doll: Revenge of the Ascot! As you’ll hear on today’s podcast, we’re big time fans of this book, but we’d rather like it if Harper Collins could publish a re-illustrated edition. The reasons for this are, as you can see from the images below, pretty clear. With different clothing, we think William’s story could […]

November 3, 2012 by Betsy Bird

The Case for Re-Illustration: William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow

I had just the loveliest dinner the other night with some high-falutin’ folks in the children’s literary biz. Fine conversation and finer memories were tossed all about. Yet I credit the devil on my right shoulder for suggesting to me the relative wisdom of my bringing up a long-standing belief that had been percolating in […]