Dwayne Johnson: A Little Golden Book Biography

by Frank Berrios, Irene Chan (Illustrator)

Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! It's the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages!

This Little Golden Book about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson—wrestling star, movie star, TV star, and all-around nice guy—is an inspiring read-aloud. Young children will learn that even superstars have when Dwayne's dream of playing in the NFL didn't come true, he had to find a different path to happiness and success.

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Genres: Childrens, Biography

24 pages, Hardcover

Published July 18, 2023

About the author

I was born and raised in Spanish Harlem, Queens, and the Bronx. As a New York kid, I remember riding graffiti-covered subways and hearing hip-hop blaring from parks and passing cars on the street. I loved my city. It was always buzzing with activity and different things for kids to see and do.

But I also loved to just sit and read. It started with daily comic strips like Peanuts by Charles Schulz. Then I discovered Mad Magazine and superhero comics like Batman, Spider-Man and Black Panther. These stories dealt with heroes and villains, innocence and guilt, freedom and justice. I became interested in justice and the legal system and was encouraged to become a lawyer. I had enjoyed working with kids as a counselor at a summer day camp, so I also thought about being a teacher. But after graduating from college, I knew that being a lawyer or a teacher just wasn’t right for me.

I found a temp job at DC Comics in midtown Manhattan. I answered phones, sorted mail, and did other small jobs. It wasn’t creative work, but I met cool people and got lots of free comics. That led to a full-time job in the Editorial Department. I went from reading comic books for fun, to working with legends in the comic book industry. Before long, I moved from DC Comics to Random House Children’s Books, where I’ve worked on a wide variety of Disney and Nickelodeon books over the last twenty years.

I’ve also written several Little Golden Books, including Black Panther, The Amazing Spider-Man, Falcon, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, I Am Captain Kirk and Too Many Tribbles! as well as My Little Golden Book about Jackie Robinson, Football with Dad and Soccer with Mom.

Reviews

[crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely so inspiring! loved this one so much. 🥺🩷

thank you for the gift Random House Kids! #RandomHouseKidsPartner

[Allison Ladd · Rating 5 out of 5]

My man

[Pppoopoo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Can't believe he divorced his wife!!! Also I feel like bro has nothing to do because why do we need the rock biography??

[Marianne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually learned a couple of things. I would have preferred less content and more Golden bookness....

[Melanie Vine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well that was a bit cute! thank you for indulging my Dwayne The Rock Johnson obsession Bec ❤️