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In Daniel Manus Pinkwater’s books you’ll meet fat men from outer space, music-making lizards, a 2-pound chicken and other wonderfully crazy characters. While Pinkwater’s books are outrageously humorous, he also has the uncanny ability to reach young readers by writing about his own childhood experiences.
- GenresNonfictionBiography
24 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Alice B. McGinty
78 books35 followersAlice Blumenthal McGinty is an American writer of children's books.
McGinty was born in 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended Indiana University and the University of Illinois. McGinty is Jewish. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
McGinty was born in 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended Indiana University and the University of Illinois. McGinty is Jewish. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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September 11, 2009
Oh dear. Over a half decade ago he already had published over 70 books?! He certainly has the ability to keep his readers busy.
This is an excellent biography of Daniel Pinkwater, written with his young fans in mind. It’s part of a series of biographies of children’s authors, and written for children. Also in the series are Jane Yolen, Gail Carson Levine, Jerry Spinelli, and others.
This is a very short book but it’s packed with information. It’s 24 pages long but there are 10 chapters plus a glossary, an index, and a web site link that lists various web sites. There’s a biography that includes information about Pinkwater’s childhood all the way to the present (this book was published in 2003) and there are plenty of photos (of Pinkwater, his father and grandfather, his wife, one of his dogs) and drawings by his wife Jill, who illustrates his books. Pinkwater answers a few questions about writing for children and about how he chooses what to write. I appreciated how he and his wife are the parents of a menagerie of animals.
As befitting Pinkwater, this book is funny. I loved reading about how everyone wanted him to become a writer but he always wanted to be an artist.
I really like Pinkwater’s books and I was glad to find out I really like the man too.
My only quibble was that throughout the book, certain words were in bold and it wasn’t clear why. My guess that they’d appear in a glossary at the end was correct, but I found the bold distracting. However, giving definitions for these words in the back seemed like a good addition.
Well, I just reserved The Terrible Roar, Pinkwater’s very first book. Since he said his best book is yet to come, I hope he continues to write many more, and that his wife Jill continues contributing her delightful illustrations.
This is an excellent biography of Daniel Pinkwater, written with his young fans in mind. It’s part of a series of biographies of children’s authors, and written for children. Also in the series are Jane Yolen, Gail Carson Levine, Jerry Spinelli, and others.
This is a very short book but it’s packed with information. It’s 24 pages long but there are 10 chapters plus a glossary, an index, and a web site link that lists various web sites. There’s a biography that includes information about Pinkwater’s childhood all the way to the present (this book was published in 2003) and there are plenty of photos (of Pinkwater, his father and grandfather, his wife, one of his dogs) and drawings by his wife Jill, who illustrates his books. Pinkwater answers a few questions about writing for children and about how he chooses what to write. I appreciated how he and his wife are the parents of a menagerie of animals.
As befitting Pinkwater, this book is funny. I loved reading about how everyone wanted him to become a writer but he always wanted to be an artist.
I really like Pinkwater’s books and I was glad to find out I really like the man too.
My only quibble was that throughout the book, certain words were in bold and it wasn’t clear why. My guess that they’d appear in a glossary at the end was correct, but I found the bold distracting. However, giving definitions for these words in the back seemed like a good addition.
Well, I just reserved The Terrible Roar, Pinkwater’s very first book. Since he said his best book is yet to come, I hope he continues to write many more, and that his wife Jill continues contributing her delightful illustrations.
December 4, 2016
As a life long Daniel Pinkwater fanatic it was nice to come across this (short) biography of Daniel Pinkwater. He helped form my childhood and had great influence into the person I grew up to be.
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
November 17, 2009
I adore him. he sent me autographed books today cause I wrote him a fan letter!
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