FTS: Mirrors & Windows: Representation in Children's Literature: Biographical and Critical Sources

In addition to information on authors, this work contains entries on various genres.

Contains biographical and critical sketches of children's book authors and illustrators.

The single most complete source of biographical and critical information about children's book authors. In addition to lengthy survey articles there are numerous photographs and illustrations. Frequently interviews and autobiographical statements are included. Use the index in the most recent volume to find which volumes include information on a given writer. Note: As of 2009, the library will no longer have an active subscription to Something About the Author, but the older editions will be kept in the Reference Collection.

Each entry contains brief biographical information, listings of the author's publications and a short critical essay examining the work of the author.