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Past Honorees
Marianne Carus
Induction Speech
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Past Honorees
Marianne Carus
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Cricket Magazine
Group
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Cricket Books
Carus Publishing
2006
Marianne Carus is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of
The Cricket Magazine Group, published by Carus Publishing Company,
Peru and Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Carus is also Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
of Cricket Books, a new trade book line that publishes quality chapter
books and middle-grade novels for children ages six to twelve.
A native of Germany, Mrs. Carus majored in English and German literature
at the University of Freiburg and completed additional studies in
French Literature and Art History at the Sorbonne, Paris, and the
University of Chicago.
In May 2003 Mrs. Carus received an honorary doctors degree in humane
letters from the Illinois Wesleyan University for her work in quality
children's literature. With Clifton Fadiman she co-authored Cricket's
Choice, an anthology of the best stories and poems of CRICKET's
first year, which was also translated into German. Mrs. Carus edited
That's Ghosts for You, Fire and Wings, and Celebrate Cricket, 30
Years of Stories and Art. She has spoken about children's literature,
creative writing, and children's magazines at many universities
and at writer's and literature conferences here and abroad.
From 1982-1985 Mrs. Carus served as director on the ALSC Board
(American Library Service for Children), a division of the American
Library Association, and from 1990-1994 she was elected to the Executive
Board of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People), 2
years as Vice President. She is a member of the Board of Directors
of the renowned International Youth Library in Munich and serves
on the Board of Carus Chemical Company and Carus Publishing, both
in Peru, Illinois.
When she is not working on the magazines or books and otherwise
reading and collecting the "best of the best" of children's
literature, Mrs. Carus enjoys music, art, travel, gardening, and
hiking. She is the mother of three grown children and resides with
her husband Blouke in Peru, Illinois.
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