Everything about May Massee totally explained
May Massee (1881-1966) was a children's book editor. Massee became the head of
Doubleday's first
juvenile department in 1922. Upon leaving Doubleday, she started
Viking Press's first juvenile department in 1932. Prior to working at Doubleday, Massee had been editor of the
American Library Association's
Booklist.
Massee was the editor for a number of popular children's writers including
Marjorie Flack,
Ludwig Bemelmans, and
Robert McCloskey.
In 1958, Massee was awarded the
AIGA's medal for "recognition of [her] exceptional achievements, services or other contributions to the field of graphic design and visual communication"
It was to Massee that
Madeline book creator
Ludwig Bemelmans once wrote a note explaining his attitude towards writing a children's book: "We are writing for Children but not for Idiots".
The May Massee Collection, was formed by colleagues and friends of children's literature editor May Massee and donated to what is now
Emporia State University, in 1972.
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