A round-up of Children's biographies of Jane Austen:
Picture book biography - I loved it.
I love the art on the cover, and the illustrations are just as charming.
She certainly did take the ordinary and turn it into something extraordinary.
Although: This one says that she was not famous when she died, which is not true.
Loved this one - it talks a lot about what was "proper" behavior for young ladies at the time. Jane was clearly not proper. This one goes from her childhood to her death - it's quite informative. It does mention that she was famous.
I liked this one; it showcases that times were hard for the Austen family. It's very blunt about Bath, death, and poverty. This book does make good on it's promise of Jane Austen discovering her voice.
A biography for older kids - I really liked this but I didn't love it.
I always thought I would love to write a Jane Austen biography.
Do you think there's room for more?


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