Lotte's Magical Paper Puppets by Brooke Hatman, and Kathryn Carr - OPTIONAL

Lotte's Magical Paper Puppets: The Woman Behind the First Animated Feature Film by Brooke Hatman, illustrated by Kathryn Carr. PICTURE BOOK, BIOGRAPHY Page Street Kids, 2020. $19. 9781624149412 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Lotte Reiniger made one of the oldest (possibly the first) animated film. Her life story includes her pictures, her unbelievable hand cut shadow puppets, her escape from Nazi Germany and her return during the war. 

The illustrations were amazing - a nice tribute to Lotte's work. I wish the text was not rhyming couplets, it didn't add to the read at all, and I would have liked more detail about Lotte instead. Even the author's note was short. Includes a timeline of some of her films and a bibliography.

Lisa Librarian