Genre: Autobiography
Age Appropriateness: Kindergarten-2nd
Media: Photographs
Review/Critique:
Margaret Mahy reveals to her readers a little bit of her life. She includes where she lives, who some of her family is, and what a typical day for her looks like. She also explains a bit about her writing and her books.

This is a good and very basic autobiography. Margaret includes a lot of general information about her life that is useful for a reader who wants to know about her.

Summary: This is an autobiography of a woman who is an author. It describes where she lives and who she lives with. It tells about her likes of animals and family. It describes how a lot of the places where she lives are used in the books she writes for children. It also shows her illustration abilities and how comical she can be.

Genre: this story is an autobiography. It is an autobiography because it is about a woman who describes her life and the way she lives it. It describes her job, family and living situation. It is a good autobiography because it is written in a way that children can understand and want to learn more.

Characterization: Margaret Mahy is the main character! She is funny and smart. This story really shows her true colors in that she can be serious but she enjoys having a good time and creating new stories. She is dynamic and fun and a joy to read about.

Media: photographs and pencil illustrations ( )