Autobiography - Brooklyn Public Library

The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other
Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George. J B
GEORGE T. A collection of autobiographical
stories about raising a houseful of children
and wild pets including crows and skunks.
Don't Tell the Girls: A Family Memoir by
Patricia Reilly Giff. J B GIFF D. Patricia
Reilly Giff shares her discoveries of the lives
her ancestors led and the legacy they left her.
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir by
Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little;
with material by Pattie Ridley Jones;
drawings by Jerry Pinkney. J 920 G.
Childhood memoirs of three black women--
grandmother, mother, and daughter-who grew
up between the 1880's and the 1950's.
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in
Siberia by Esther Hautzig. J B HAUTZIG E.
During World War II, when she was eleven
years old, the author and her family were
arrested in Poland and exiled to Siberia.
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela;
abridged by Chris van Wyk; illustrated by
Paddy Bouma. J B MANDELA L. Presents
an abridged autobiography of the South
African leader, chronicling his tribal years,
time in prison, and return to lead his people.
Can You Imagine? by Patricia McKissack;
photographs by Myles Pinkney.
J B MCKISSACK C. The author of the
Newbery Honor Book, "The Dark Thirty,"
describes her life, how she became a writer,
and how she gets her ideas.
Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats by
Gary Paulsen. J B PAULSEN P. A memoir
in which author Gary Paulsen discusses his
lifelong love for and exploration of the sea.
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen;
drawings by Ruth Wright Paulsen.
J B PAULSEN M. The author describes
some of the dogs that have had special
places in his life, including his first dog,
Snowball; Dirk, who protected him from
bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen. J 796.5092 P.
Life in northern Minnesota is a wild
experience for Paulsen involving wolves,
deer, and the sled dogs that make their way
of life possible.
Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet.
J B PEET B. The well-known author and
illustrator relates the story of his life and work.
Drawing From Memory by Allen Say.
J B SAY S. A Caldecott Medalist presents a
graphic novel chronicling his own journey as
an artist during WWII, when he was shunned
by his father, but was embraced Japan's
leading cartoonist.
To Dance: A Memoir by Siena Cherson
Siegel; with artwork by Mark Siegel.
J B SIEGEL T. In graphic novel format, the
author shares her story of how, despite flat
feet, she decided to take ballet and was
accepted to the School of American Ballet.
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron
Curtain by Peter Sís. J B SIS W.
Annotated illustrations, maps, and
dreamscapes explore how the artistauthor's
life was shaped while growing up in
Czechoslovakia during the Cold War.
Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The
Autobiography of a Kid by Jerry Spinelli.
J B SPINELLI K. This Italian-American
Newbery Medalist presents a humorous
account of his youth in Pennsylvania.
West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls
Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 by Laura
Ingals Wilder; edited by Roger Lea
MacBride. J B WILDER W. Letters by
Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in
which she describes her west coast visit.
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Created by the Children’s Librarians of
Brooklyn Public Library, July 2012