Lost Boy: The Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan

from Melissalorio

An interesting and uncomplicated telling of the life of James Barrie. The book points out the many commonalities that Barrie shares with his famous character Peter Pan. He was a small, fun-loving man, who physically and emotionally never quite grew up. The illustrations in the book are excellent,...

from scote23

While I enjoyed learning about J.M. Barrie's life, I wish there had been an author's note at the end filling in some of the holes in the book's narrative. For example, there is a line about how Barrie's marriage was falling apart, but nothing else mentioned about it. I know it's a children's book...

from lekenned

This is a biography of J.M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan. This book could be used if reading Peter Pan, or when doing an author study.

from vbarbe1

I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I liked the book because of the characters were believable and well developed. The story spoke of the Barrier family and gave definite information about Jamie and his family. Jamie on two occasions went to reside with his older brother. In wh...

from bschaffer

A brief but concise biography of J.M. Barrie that led to his creation of Peter Pan. It is a captivating picture book with handsome illustrations. J.M. Barrie was a spirited man who remained youthful throughout his years.