Stories about animals have always been a staple of children’s literature. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Assistant
Stories about animals have always been a staple of children’s literature. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Asst. Curator Kate Kunau has drawn this new exhibit from the Zerzanek Collection of Original Art from Children’s Literature on loan to the CRMA from the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Evelyn Zersanek was the longtime Cedar Rapids librarian who wrote to children’s writers and asked them for samples of their work, creating one of the best collections of illustrations anywhere.
If We Ran the Zoo looks at the various ways animals have shaped children’s literature, from simple science books to loyal pets to fantastical, talking companions.
The exhibit runs through January. More info at www.crma.org.
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