The tigers in the Cotsen stacks welcome all alumni, alumnas, and their little ones to take a break in the Bookscape gallery during Reunions this weekend. There are lots of books--board books, picture books, and chapter books galore to read in the comfy chairs or the giant bonsai tree while…
Next week Puss in Boots will swagger into the Cotsen gallery just in time for festivities at Reunions. Admire the folio edition of Perrault's fairy tales where Gustave Dore's Puss first appeared on view in Chandler's Box (that's the case jutting into the Firestone lobby), turn left and come in. In our two cases inspired by early…
The papers of the celebrated American author/illustrator Marcia Brown (1918-2015) can be consulted in the special collections department of SUNY Albany, her alma mater. But not everything is there now. Today the Cotsen Children's Library received a very special gift of Brown's drawings from her long-time friends John and Penny…