Children's author Anne Bustard on her favorite picture book biographies and a few collected biographies, too, birthday by birthday.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
July 4 Birthday: Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster, musician
July 4, 1826-January 13, 1864
Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1993)
Foster, the writer of My Old Kentucky Home, Oh, Susanna and Beautiful Dreamer is remembered in this collective biography.
Listen to samples of Foster’s talent, download pages of sheet music and cast your vote for your favorite Foster song at the PBS American Experience site about him.