Awards

• Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal.
• Short-listed for Rocky Mountain Book Award 2020
• Winner of Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award 2019
• Winner of ChildrenA's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award 2019
• Winner of Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award 2019
• Winner of Information Book Award 2019
• Winner of UK School Library Association Information Book Award - 7-12 Years 2019

Overview

The inspiring story of the girl behind one of the greatest novels -- and monsters -- ever, perfectly timed for the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein. For fans for picture book biographies such as I Dissent or She Persisted. How does a story begin? Sometimes it begins with a dream, and a dreamer. Mary is one such dreamer, a little girl who learns to read by tracing the letters on the tombstone of her famous feminist mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, and whose only escape from her strict father and overbearing stepmother is through the stories she reads and imagines. Unhappy at home, she seeks independence, and at the age of sixteen runs away with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, another dreamer. Two years later, they travel to Switzerland where they meet a famous poet, Lord Byron. On a stormy summer evening, with five young people gathered around a fire, Byron suggests a contest to see who can create the best ghost story. Mary has a waking dream about a monster come to life. A year and a half later, Mary Shelley's terrifying tale, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus, is published -- a novel that goes on to become the most enduring monster story ever and one of the most popular legends of all time. A riveting and atmospheric picture book about the young woman who wrote one of the greatest horror novels ever written and one of the first works of science fiction, Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein is an exploration of the process of artistic inspiration that will galvanize readers and writers of all ages.

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9781770495593

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[Bailey's] writing is warm and inclusive, posing occasional questions directly to the reader and establishing Shelley as a spirited dreamer. . . . Readers will revel in this artful portrait of a celebrated young author and better appreciate the true brains behind the operation. --starred review, Booklist The many decorative details, reminiscent of 18th-century gravestone designs, will fascinate children, and the gaunt, Gorey-like, grave-pallid figures will send chills down the spine. An exciting tale in its own right, this biography should prime readers for the original. -- Kirkus Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein shows how a book can be imagined and created through the inspiration of personal experiences and daydreams. It is a book that will inspire readers that they, too, can become writers by tapping into their own experiences and imaginations! -- CM Magazine

[Bailey's] writing is warm and inclusive, posing occasional questions directly to the reader and establishing Shelley as a spirited dreamer. . . . Readers will revel in this artful portrait of a celebrated young author and better appreciate the true brains behind the operation. --starred review, Booklist

[Bailey's] writing is warm and inclusive, posing occasional questions directly to the reader and establishing Shelley as a spirited dreamer. . . . Readers will revel in this artful portrait of a celebrated young author and better appreciate the true brains behind the operation. --starred review, Booklist The many decorative details, reminiscent of 18th-century gravestone designs, will fascinate children, and the gaunt, Gorey-like, grave-pallid figures will send chills down the spine. An exciting tale in its own right, this biography should prime readers for the original. -- Kirkus Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein shows how a book can be imagined and created through the inspiration of personal experiences and daydreams. It is a book that will inspire readers that they, too, can become writers by tapping into their own experiences and imaginations! -- CM Magazine Linda Bailey will inspire young writers with this picture book biography of Mary Shelley, the girl who dreamed up the idea for one of the greatest novels of all time. -- School Library Connection [J lia] Sard 's distinctive angular illustrations are rife with thoughtful period detail and patterns in rich tones, evoking an appropriately maudlin mood while showcasing how Shelley's life was a catalyst to art and creativity--and, perhaps, the birth of science fiction. -- starred review, Publishers Weekly

Author Information

LINDA BAILEY is an award-winning author who has written more than thirty books for children, including Carson Crosses Canada, Under-the-Bed Fred, The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library and Seven Dead Pirates. She has won the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Georgia Storybook Award, among others. Like Mary, she has been building ""castles in the air"" all her life. She lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia. JÚLIA SARDÀ is an artist who has illustrated many books for children, including The Liszts by Kyo Maclear, and number of classics such as Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Her work has been published around the world in many languages. She lives in Barcelona, Spain.

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