Pocket Bios: Princess Diana. PICTURE BOOK/NON-FICTION. Mackids (Roaring Brook Press), 2019. $15. 9781250168900
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
This was a gently honest look at Diana’s life and her heartbreaks. It begins with how she became princess and the roles she played as a royal, from mother to advocate. Finally it covers her divorce and her death.
The illustration style in these books works for some of the subjects, but the large head on a small princess body felt awkward the whole time. The wide range of emotions covered in this book made it feel authentic - covering her joy in parenthood to her isolation in marriage.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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