J.M. Barrie: The Magic Behind Peter Pan

by Susan Bivin Aller

Traces the life of the popular author, discusses the influences on his writings, and traces the development of his play, "Peter Pan"

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

128 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

i really enjoyed this!

[Ariana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I happened upon this in the children's section. I feel like this book captures a lot of J.M. Barrie's personality and does a good job of giving us the information about his childhood and personal life that best illustrates how they were influential on his writing. It made me want to meet him.

[Joslins · Rating 3 out of 5]

A biography of Barrie for children. It is pretty good and while simplified, compared to Birkin's book, it does add a couple of things that Birkin's left out.

[Marilee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for children to read to understand the man behind Peter Pan.