Christopher Paul Curtis: An Author Kids Love

by Michelle Parker-Rock

Book Overview

Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan, but he drew on his family's southern background to write the books Bud, Not Buddy and the Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963. In an interview with Michelle Parker-Rock, Curtis tells how he went from auto worker to full-time author. He describes how he works and offers advice to young would-be authors. Contains numerous quotes and family photographs.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766031616
• ISBN13: 9780766031616
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5