| Description |
199 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-193) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents stories featuring authors when they were children, including Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling, and Zora Neale Hurston. |
| Contents |
Part one: It's not easy being a kid. J.R.R. Tolkien meets a baboon tarantula -- J.K. Rowling, a storybook life -- Edgar Allan Poe, little orphan Edgar -- Sherman Alexie, off the reservation -- Lewis Carroll, one tough nerd -- Laura Ingalls Wilder, heart of a pioneer -- Part two: All in the family. Zora Neale Hurston, jumping at the sun -- Mark Twain, bad boy makes good -- Langston Hughes, history lessons -- Jules Verne, castaway for a day -- Part three: The write stuff. Roald Dahl, the boy who loved candy -- Stan Lee, the incredible reader -- Beverly Cleary, flight of the blackbird -- Lucy Maud Montgomery, the adventures of story girl -- Jeff Kinney, stuck in the middle -- Fun facts about famous authors. |
| Subject |
Authors -- Juvenile literature.
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Illustrated children's books.
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Authors.
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| Added Author |
Horner, Doogie, illustrator.
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Authors |
| ISBN |
9781594749872 (hardcover) |
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1594749876 (hardcover) |
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