Burns, Mary M. Review of The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life. Horn Book Magazine (November-December 1996). Finds that while Fleischman in his autobiography provides the humor expected of him, he is also a writer who takes his craft very seriously. He treats his setbacks in a comic fashion, but his basic optimism may be a reason for his popularity and this outlook makes his biography accessible and invigorating.
Fleischman, Paul. "Sid Fleischman." Horn Book Magazine (July-August 1987): 42932. In this article, Fleischman's son, Paul, comments appreciatively about his father, both as parent and author.
Fleischman, Albert Sidney. "Laughter and Children's Literature." Horn Book Magazine (October 1976): 465-70. Fleischman feels that good, humorous children's literature is rare, and that humorous stories should be rated as highly as more serious literature. The child sees much that.....
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