Wheeler, Jill C. Garth Williams. Abdo Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN 1591977231. $21.35. 24 pp. Reviewer: Sandra L. Tidwell Reading Level: Primary Rating: Excellent Genre: Biographies; Subject: Illustrators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature; Williams, Garth--Juvenile literature; Book--Reviews; Williams is the illustrator for the Little House books, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and other well known children's books. During World War II he worked on an ambulance crew for the British Red Cross during the bombing raids of London, England. The Children's Authors series gives the primary reader clear examples of the basic contents of an informational book: table of contents, concisely informative, heavily illustrated, clearly written chapters, and index. New words are bolded in the text and listed in a glossary at the back of the book. Each book includes interesting aspects of the author's childhood, education, and career. In addition, the Children's Authors series books give a list of Web Sites where, through the publisher, readers can find more information about that particular children's author and the books they have written. Four other authors in the series are A. A. Milne (2005), Robert McCloskey (2005), and Gertrude Chandler Warner (2005). My oldest granddaughter, who is in 3rd grade, read and enjoyed all four books!
