Wallner, Alexandra J.R.R.
Tolkien
Holiday House 2011 unp 17.95 978-0-8234-1951-7
elem E-BNe Juvenile biography of fantasy writer John
Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
More than half
a century has passed since audiences first read and enjoyed the epic fantasies
written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (which include “The Hobbit,” and “The Lord
of the Rings”). Alexandra Wallner introduces youngsters to the intriguing
details of Tolkien’s life -- the early deaths of both parents, involvement in
school writing clubs, romance, and the deaths of friends in World War I. Combined with Tolkien’s love of language and
words and his penchant for storytelling, these events are inextricably woven
into the author’s masterworks.
John Wallner’s illustrations beautifully meld with the text. The watercolor, pencil and ink illustrations resemble a game board wandering across the pages (the illustrator dedicates the book to the “Game of Imagination”). Children will like the “cards,” which resemble those found in gaming packets.
Carefully researched, the volume provides an attractive, interesting introduction to J.R.R. Tolkein. Readers who have not yet read Tolkein’s works may be prompted to peruse them; those who are familiar with Tolkein’s stories will find details that provide further insight into his work. This is a solid choice for primary biography collections.
1. Novelist, British -- 20th century -- Biography. 2. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel -- Biography. Hilary Welliver
John Wallner’s illustrations beautifully meld with the text. The watercolor, pencil and ink illustrations resemble a game board wandering across the pages (the illustrator dedicates the book to the “Game of Imagination”). Children will like the “cards,” which resemble those found in gaming packets.
Carefully researched, the volume provides an attractive, interesting introduction to J.R.R. Tolkein. Readers who have not yet read Tolkein’s works may be prompted to peruse them; those who are familiar with Tolkein’s stories will find details that provide further insight into his work. This is a solid choice for primary biography collections.
1. Novelist, British -- 20th century -- Biography. 2. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel -- Biography. Hilary Welliver
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