I saw this reviewed on some book blog (I’m sorry for not remembering which in order to give proper credit) and promptly reserved it at the library. I was surprised to see that I was first on the reserve list, I assumed it would be more popular than that because of Lowry’s popularity among kids, parents and teachers alike.
TW read it on Saturday and kept laughing and I kept saying “what???!” so she’d read parts to me all the way through it. I picked it up early on Sunday morning and enjoyed it immensely. Though I’d have enjoyed it more if TW hadn’t read me almost all ofthe good parts the day before. 😉
This is the way a children’s author, or any author, should write a biography. I really loved it and would happily recommend it to anyone who is a Lois Lowry fan or even someone like me who likes her books well enough but isn’t as enthralled by them as the rest of the world seems to be.
I actually thought about re-reading some of her books just because I enjoyed “Looking Back: A Book of Memories” so much. (And if anyone knows where I can find the Anastasia books on CD, let me know. E loved the only one we could find and NEEEDS more Anastasia!)