Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein (Who Wrote Classics)

Excellent service. Delivered as promised in timely fashion and great condition. Beautifully illustrated. Too bad children don't appreciate it.

Mesmerizing story told through beautifully crafted words and even more stunning illustrations. I would give this book 100 stars if I could.

I love reading picture book biographies with my daughters because I often learn a lot as well. This book, which starts with Mary Shelley’s early life and stops at age 18 when she pens Frankenstein, is a tale adult’s are likely quite familiar with, but as an adult, I still loved the reading this beautiful book with my girls.The selection of Júlia Sardà as illustrator was inspired. As soon as I opened the book I recognized her style from The Liszts, which was an altogether odd book but was wonderfully illustrated. Mary Who Wrote Frankstein has the benefit of being not only a fabulously illustrated book but also a fabulously written one. The illustrations are dark, complex, and almost eerie at times, but still quite lovely; great for any aspiring artists or art lovers to peruse.I also love books that inspire us to look further into a subject or that ties into something else we are interested in. For Christmas, I received Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year. I have the lofty goal to read one poem with my girls each day. The first poem was The Garden Year by Sara Coleridge. Sara Coleridges’ father, Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and is mentioned in the book as having a major influence on Mary and her imagination. The girls loved that tie in and so did I!!We really enjoyed this book. Right now, as I am writing this, my husband picked up the book and is reading it! He stopped to look up Fantasmagoria, the ghost story anthology, Lord Byron was reading to the group during that fateful storm and he just downloaded a copy to read himself!! Like I said, great book!

Mary Who Wrote Frankensteinby Linda BaileyPenguin Random House CanadaTundra BooksChildren's FictionPub Date 28 Aug 2018I am reviewing a copy of Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein through Tundra Books and Netgalley:This beautifully illustrated Children books tells the story of Mary Shelley the author of Frankenstein! It tells of a Mother who she never really knew but always missed her mother died when she was eleven days old. A stepmother who she didn't care for and one. Mary is angry and unhappy at home and when she is only fourteen her Father sends her away to live with strangers in Scotland. She stays with the family who she likes until she is sixteen, she comes home and then runs away with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, her stepsister Claire goes too. Mary’s family is horrified.The trio travel Europe by horse and donkey with very little money, and take a boat down The Rhine River.A ruined Castle named Frankenstein that she sees on this trip becomes the inspiration for the well loved horror novel Frankenstein.On the next trip together, eighteen months later Mary, Shelley and Claire go to Switzerland where they meet the world’a most famous poet Lord Byron, they end up going sailing with him. A rainy night in leads to Byron suggesting they have a contest to see who can write the best ghost story. Sometimes later a dream leads her to begin FrankensteinMary was only eighteen when she wrote Frankenstein, and it had rejected by two publishers until it was finally published by a third.I give Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein five out of five stars!Happy Reading!

I was in a book club reading Frankenstein and thought this might be interesting to read about the author. When I ordered, didn’t realize it was a young person’s book about the author. A young person would enjoy this

(Recieved from NetGalley for an honest review).This book is written in a narrative format sowing some key events of Mary Shelley's life as a child and some of her inspirations in becoming a writer and prominent female figure of her time. I really like the references to other literary thinkers/works that Mary would have interacted with, such as her own mother (Mary Wollstonecraft) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It shows some of the struggle for a young girl to be such a bright thinker during the time period, although not necessarily unheard of. The facts from Mary Shelley's life are illustrated with unique images on every page as well as prose that makes this book feel more fictional, even though it's definitely a biography.My specialty of study is the British Romantic period, and some personal favorite writers of mine are Coleridge (I loved the illustration with the "Rhyme" reference), Mary Shelley, and Percy Shelley. Frankenstein is one of my favorite novels, and I thought this book was so pleasantly put together that I think it would definitely be a fun introduction to a Frankenstein or British Literature unit in high school, regardless of grade level. Seniors love the chance to have a picture book read to them in class, and this book give excellent context about the time period and the writer herself, making it the perfect unit intro. There's also a really nice author's note at the end that talks about the origin of the information, true information first told by Mary Shelley herself to answer questions about the writing process and how it affected her as a young woman.Whether you are using this book as a classroom tool or reading it for fun, anyone of any age can find enjoyment in it!

The media could not be loaded. I think this is a beautiful book.The illustrations are stunning.I appreciate other comments about not being sure what age this is suitable for but for the younger reader I think the focus of the story could be dreaming and what can be achieved from a simple idea, and for the older reader (adults included) there is a childlike view into the world of Mary and Frankenstein

I am in awe of the creativity and the story in this book. In fact, I really enjoyed the book. I love the illustrations in this book, both the imaginative and creative drawings, and the creative writing. Kids and adults are going to love these drawings, as creative as the original story itself. This is a childrens' book, so creative. As it says, How does a Story Begin? Sometimes it begins with a dream. A children's book (or ya), the drawings are contagious, I would not have recognized the story from the historical original, very unique.

Compré el libro porque me cautivaron las ilustraciones de Julia Sardá, además son un apoyo ideal al texto que acompañan. La historia sirve para conocer un poquito a la creadora de Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. El nivel de inglés es muy básico y muy fácil de leer.

a perfect window to classics like frankenstein. very beautiful art.packaging and delivery: spot on

I am very satisfied with this item. It arrived on time and in good condition. Thank you. P.Ostick