   | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 06/01/2019 Comics publisher and author-illustrator Haidle profiles 10 celebrated authors, representing several generations, whose books have been embraced by young people. From Mark Twain and Beatrix Potter to J. K. Rowling and Gene Luen Yang, the featured writers are each given five pages through which their childhoods, paths to publication, and seminal works are introduced. Each chapter begins with a full-page portrait of the subject as an adult, framed by a quotation from one of their books and a short time line. Casual browsers will find appeal in the pastel tones of the watercolor-and-ink illustrations, presented in comics-style panels. Young researchers will benefit from extensive back matter, including source notes and a bibliography, but the brevity of the entries doesn’t always leave room for nuanced exploration. For example, the section on Maya Angelou glosses over her childhood trauma, and any mention of racism with regard to Dr. Seuss or Roald Dahl is notably absent. Still, fans of classic children’s literature will enjoy this reverential and playful volume. - Copyright 2019 Booklist. Loading...
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