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.

Goodroe, Sally Bates. Review. School Library journal 38 (October 1992): 112.

Admires the characterization and history in Who Comes with Cannons?

Olendorf, Donna. "Beatty, Patricia Robbins." In Something About the Author.

Vol. 68. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992: 22-23. An obituary notice.

Sutton, Roger. Review. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 46 (October 1992): 36. Admires the exciting story, even though the events "involving Frederick Douglass and Mrs. Lincoln become a bit unconvincing."

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...