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Tag: autobiographies

December 25, 2021 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Posts: 2021 Autobiographies for Kids!

2021 was a marvelous year for memoirs and we're splitting up today's list into picture books, graphic novels, and titles for older readers.

June 10, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Gabe by Shelley Gill

Gabe: A Story of Me, My Dog, and the 1970s By Shelley Gill Illustrated by Marc Scheff Charlesbridge $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-57091-354-9 Ages 10 and up On shelves now The older I get the more I like children’s books that don’t slot easily into neat little categories. Gone are the days when every book you read […]

April 19, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day – Chuck Close: Face Book by Chuck Close

Chuck Close: Face Book By Chuck Close & Glue and Paper Workshop Abrams Books for Young Readers $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-4197-0163-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves now The autobiography assignment. Oh, it exists. It exists and children’s librarians know to fear it. At a certain time of year a child will approach the reference desk and utter […]

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Review of the Day: Drawing from Memory by Allen Say

December 27, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Drawing from Memory By Allen Say Scholastic Press $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-545-17686-6 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. I am happy to report that there has been an uptick in options for those children handed the standard “You Must Read an Autobiography” assignment in school. Which is to say, more and more people are writing their autobiographies […]

Review of the Day: Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka

August 25, 2008 by Betsy Bird

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka By Jon Scieszka Viking (a Penguin imprint) $12.99 ISBN: 978-0670011384 Ages 9-12 On shelves now To adults that don’t normally wander through the shelves of children’s literature the notion of the autobiography for kids is a pretty odd beast. You write a book about […]

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