Rosie O'Donnell: Biography Book

Discusses the childhood, young adulthood, career, and parenthood of an entertainer known as "the Queen of Nice."

Children's Literature

In the cult of movie star personalities, Rosie O'Donnell has genuine appeal. She is nice, generous, and has worked hard to achieve success. Her life story as told in this biography is set against the world of American pop culture in the seventies, eighties, and nineties. It gives a young reader a peek at what it was like for Rosie to work her way to the top. Good qualities like determination and self-confidence make her a positive role model for young women. Rosie is intelligent and gives generously of her big heart to everyone, which gives depth to her stardom. Quite a few of the photographs are pictures of movie stars that were important to her, making the book a little like People magazine for the seventies. Nevertheless, reading about famous people is interesting, and Rosie's good nature and good luck could be inspiring to a young future entertainer. There is an index and sources section in the back for references.