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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1976
Page
12
The text describes Robert Quakenbash creating whimsical children books inspired by his son Pets and naming patterns like Sommers and Winters. It recounts a signing event where adults and children asked for autographs, while Quakenbash shares family anecdotes and explains how animal characters reflect seasonal changes and memory.
The piece profiles art critic and writer Quackenbush born 1929 with links to the Whitney Museum and Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. It notes his start as a book illustrator in 1983 earning an American Institute of Arts award for Poems for Galloping and mentions projects including Pop Goes the Weasel and a national TV plan, plus a Santa visit and a hidden image activity for young readers.
Journalist Gail Sheehy, age 33, argues adults pass through predictable life stages and crises. Her book Passages covers stages from twenties to beyond forty, based on three years of research and 115 case studies. Sheehy says the work aims to map personality changes and offer coping strategies, while inviting critique and revisions as concepts gain validity.
A reflective piece on aging and ambition highlights how women like Margaret Mitchell Ruth Gordon Billie Jean King Grandma Moses Anne Morrow Lindbergh Shirley Temple Black Golda Meir Barbara Jordan and others achieved milestones later in life. It urges readers to claim their turn despite age and delays.
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