Monday, November 09, 2015

Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box

Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box. David McPhail. 2015. Henry Holt. 40 pages. [Source: Library]

First sentence: Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, in London, England.

Premise/plot: David McPhail has written a picture book biography about Beatrix Potter, author-illustrator of dozens of picture books including Peter Rabbit. The book focuses on her childhood through the publication of her first few books.

My thoughts: I enjoyed this one very much. I really liked the illustrations. And I thought the text was very reader-friendly. It wasn't text-heavy. It was just the right amount of text for the target audience. Overall, a very nice biography.

Text: 4 out of 5
Illustrations: 4 out of 5
Total: 8 out of 10

© 2015 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
at

2 comments:

  1. Suko12:24 AM

    Beatrix Potter has been one of my favorite author-illustrator since childhood. This looks like a charming picture book biography for children and their parents. I love the cover!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll)9:55 AM

    A daunting task to write and illustrate a children's book about such a beloved children's book author. I'm so glad it worked -- because what a treat!

    ReplyDelete

I'm always happy to hear from you! To help fight spam, comment moderation has been set up for posts older than two days. Feel free to ask me questions or ask for recommendations!