Featuring Simone Biles

Facts about the lives and careers of these popular celebrities are presented in colorful volumes that feature photographs of the subjects in action. Fans will appreciate the non-traditional format, rather than the strictly chronological narratives of most biographies. Serious information, such as Biles’s trouble with the “twisties” at the Tokyo Olympics and Mendes’s time off for mental health, are covered as well as fun facts, like the number of times Swift mentions the color red in her songs, Biles’s favorite food, and Messi’s $145,000 watch. Quizzes are interspersed so readers can determine how much they know about their idols, making these fun reads. VERDICT Aimed more at fans than report writers, these volumes will be attractive to browsers and selectors should consider these as complements to the conventional biographies already on the shelves.–Margaret Nunes, formerly at Gwinnet County PL, GA “School Library Journal”

Erin Falligant has written more than 50 books for children–from picture books and middle-grade fiction to advice and activity books. An experienced author with a versatile voice, she writes fiction based on beloved toy and animation properties such as American Girl, Disney, Minecraft, and Pokémon. Her Joss series for American Girl, written about a young surfer with hearing loss, earned a 2020 Moonbeam Gold Medal Award. Erin has also written educational picture books for Cantata Learning and draws from her master’s degree in child clinical psychology to write advice books on changing bodies, standing up to bullies, making friends, and mastering mindfulness.

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