Description
Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the growing-up years of Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, Stan Lee, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, Edgar Allan Poe, Langton Hughes, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Sherman Alexie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Jeff Kinney. Every great author started out as a kid. Children will see themselves in these humanized portraits and wonder if they, too, might have it in them to write.
Every great author started out as a kid. Before the best sellers, fan clubs, and beloved stories we know today, the world’s most celebrated writers had regular-kid problems just like you. Children will see themselves in these humanized portraits and wonder if they, too, might have it in them to write.
- Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) loved to skip school and make mischief, with his best friend Tom, of course!
- A young J. R. R. Tolkien was bitten by a huge tarantula—or as he called it, “a spider as big as a dragon.”
- Toddler Zora Neale Hurston took her first steps when a wild hog entered her house and started chasing her!
Reviewer from Amazon: Rosie G
I bought this book for my kids (grades 3rd-8th) as a way to introduce them to authors. I was presently surprised just how excited they were to read this book and learn about the authors in the book. After they read through the engaging short stories and enjoyed the colorful illustrations, they began to be interested in learning more about other authors as well. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to introduce authors to their kids.
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