Reviews for A literary tour guide to the United States

The average rating for A literary tour guide to the United States based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-30 00:00:00 Jean Gerardot This is a biography of William Steig when he was a child. In those days everyone wore a hat and life was very different than today. He was 8 years old in 1918. I had no idea he was that old. That means he was in his 50s when he won the Caldecott for the pebble story. Wow. People listened to the radio or records back then for entertainment. Woman always wore fancy clothes. It’s a straight forward telling of memories in his childhood. He wanted to be a writer or a seaman and he ended up a writer. The artwork looks like William. The nephew was somewhat interested in this story. He found the difference in life somewhat interesting. It wasn’t his favorite book. He gave this 2 stars.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-08 00:00:00 Claire Juranic Wiilliam Steig was eight years old in 1916. A war raged in Europe. A nickel was a lot of money back then. The doctor made house calls. And, indeed, EVERYBODY wore a hat . . . even monkeys. This is just a cute little selection of reminiscences, accompanied by Steig's drawings. You know, Steig was kind of hot in his younger days.