This book was about Mike Thaler discovering his talent in children's books and cartoons. His creativity is what sets him apart and makes him unique. For example his second children's books was about a pencil. He did a great job of summarizing his life story while making it enjoyable for kids to read. ( )

Honestly, I only read this book because I had to, but I learned that he wrote A Hippopotamus Ate The Teacher; which I read in early grade school. He also wrote The Teacher from the Black Lagoon. He seems like a very nice person. I wish him well. ( )

genre: autobiography. The book explains the life of Mike Thaler in first person. This is the language that is needed for an autobiography.
Language use: The book is written in first person using I, my, and we, as Mike describes his life with his family.