I certainly would have never guessed that an eight-year old aardvark could become a PBS star on the show
Arthur and that his fame would lead to the stardom of his rabbit friend Buster in
Postcards from Buster. It all started with the writing and drawings of Marc Brown.
Marc Brown started the stories by telling them to his son. Mr. Brown had grown up listening to stories in Erie, Pennsylvania from his Grandmother Thora. He was born in 1946 and started writing after attempts at being a truck driver (he got lost) and a short order cook and a tv art director.
An interesting note is that all his books (except his first book, Arthur's Nose) contain the names of his children (Tolon, Tucker and Eliza) tucked into the artwork along with other people and place names that he hides in the pages. He stumbled on this idea on a day when his sons were fighting in his studio. He hid their names in the illustration and it took them an hour to find their names-and thus the tradition was born.
For a wonderful interview with Marc Brown, visit this site: http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/grade2/pappert/marc_brown_interview.htmThank you Mr.Brown for so many wonderful books and some wonderful tv shows! (I have to add that I really like that Arthur's dad is a professional caterer and the recipes that Mr.Brown concocts for him to make are truly interesting.) For more information about Marc Brown visit the official site at:
http://marcbrownstudios.com/
Good deeds are eventually rewarded.
Have some fun in life!
Everyone is capable of doing good deeds if you have the heart of a hero.
Caralyn Buehner writes marvelous books that are illustrated by her husband, Mark Buehner. They are the parents of nine children and Utah residents. We really enjoy all of her books. A few of our other favorites are Fanny's Dream and Escape of Marvin the Ape. For an interview with Carlalyn Buehner please visit: http://www.ucwi.org/interviewcaralynb.htm
And tapioca pudding.
Beautiful pictures in beautiful surroundings. Jan Brett travels the world, ensuring that her locations, creations, animals and people are accurate in her books. She has written and illustrated a couple of dozen books along with illustrating another half dozen or so other books. Her books range from retold tales such as Beauty and the Beast and On Noah's Ark along with other imaginative books such as Fritz and the Beautiful Horses along with Hedgie's Surprise and Daisy Comes Home. She bought chicks to enable her to accurately draw chickens for Hedgie's Surprise and they now own five beautiful hens that love to pose for Jan. Ms.Brett has been drawing horses since she was little and Fritz was based upon a real pony who had fluffy fur and was named John.
Ms.Brett grew up in Massachusetts during the 50's and 60's. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books." Her book about Noah's ark has about 400 animals in it! She prefers illustrating over writing and her husband often does the keyboarding for her stories after she has written out the story. For more on Jan Brett, visit her website at: www.janbrett.com
I certainly would have never guessed that an eight-year old aardvark could become a PBS star on the show Arthur and that his fame would lead to the stardom of his rabbit friend Buster in Postcards from Buster. It all started with the writing and drawings of Marc Brown.
Marc Brown started the stories by telling them to his son. Mr. Brown had grown up listening to stories in Erie, Pennsylvania from his Grandmother Thora. He was born in 1946 and started writing after attempts at being a truck driver (he got lost) and a short order cook and a tv art director.
