Beatty, Patricia. In Third Book of Junior Authors. Edited by Doris De Montreville and Donna Hill. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1972. Primarily an autobiographical piece by Beatty about herself and her husband and frequent collaborator John Beatty.

Olendorf, Donna. "Beatty, Patricia Robbins." In Something About the Author. Vol. 68. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992, pp. 22-23. An obituary notice.

Review. In Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 38 (November 1984): 40. Declares that the "Structure, characterization, and style are solid."

Schott, Naomi. Review. Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 16,1 (1985): 8. Admires the book for its "anti-elitist, anti-war" stance.

Telgen, Diane. "Beatty, Patricia." In Something About the Author. Vol. 73. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993: 16-20. A summary of Beatty's life and work, noting that "Beatty left a large body of critically acclaimed work that will long continue to draw young readers into the excitement of the past."

Tuchmayer, Harry. Review. Voice of Youth Advocates...