From: Denise I. Matulka <dimatulka>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 17:16:24 -0500

Jonathan Hunt wrote:



I feel completely cheated when there is not an afterword, especially if it is historical fiction. I love glossaries, bibliographies, appendices, artistic notes--the lot! I wish I had more time to suss out extra information from "interviews, speeches, articles, and biographies." It is always great when an author incites such curiosity that a reader goes in search of additional information. I think the thoughtfulness on the author and/or illustrator's part, whether it is to give additional background information or share the inspiration behind the story, is an extra special treat--and much appreciated by this reader!

Denise I. Matulka Lincoln, Nebraska dimatulka at alltel.net Picturing Books: A Web Site About Picture Books http://www.geocities.com/dimatulka
Received on Wed 02 Feb 2000 04:16:24 PM CST