Carter, Lin. Imaginary Worlds: The Art of Fantasy. New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. A positive response to Bellairs's first novel, The Face in the Frost (1969), Carter's brief assessment of Bellairs's combination of humor and bizarre fantasy provides some insight into the qualities that underlie his later novels for young readers.
Commire, Anne, ed. Something About the Author, vol. 2. Detroit: Gale Research, 1971. Biographical and professional information for Bellairs's early career.
Elleman, Barbara. Review. Booklist 79 (June 15, 1983): 1335. Praises Bellairs's artistry in blending supernatural and natural elements to provide depth and dimension to his stories.
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