Patricia Polacco: the author and illustrator of children's books goes to her rocking chair for inspiration

Author: Shannon Maughan
Date: Feb. 15, 1993
From: Publishers Weekly(Vol. 240, Issue 7)
Publisher: PWxyz, LLC
Document Type: Biography
Length: 2,082 words
Abstract :

Children's literature author Patricia Polacco's 15th book, 'The Bee Tree,' is to be released in Apr 1993. Polacco does her own illustrations, adding visual detail to her stories. Polacco comes from a family of storytellers, a tradition she keeps alive in her books.
Source Citation
Maughan, Shannon. "Patricia Polacco: the author and illustrator of children's books goes to her rocking chair for inspiration." Publishers Weekly, vol. 240, no. 7, 15 Feb. 1993, pp. 179+. link.gale.com/apps/doc/A13462697/AONE?u=gale&sid=bookmark-AONE. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
  

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