Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)

An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist take a creative look at the early life of comedic genius Charlie Chaplin. Once there was a little slip of a boy who roamed the streets of London, hungry for life (and maybe a bit of bread). His dad long gone and his actress mother ailing, five-year-old Charlie found himself onstage one day taking his mum's place, singing and drawing laughs amid a shower of coins. There were times in the poorhouse and times spent sitting in the window at home with Mum, making up funny stories about passersby. And when Charlie described a wobbly old man he saw in baggy clothes, with turned-out feet and a crooked cane, his mother found it sad, but Charlie knew that funny and sad go hand in hand. With a lyrical text and exquisite collage imagery, Gary Golio and Ed Young interpret Charlie Chaplin's path from his childhood through his beginnings in silent film and the creation of his iconic Little Tramp. Keen-eyed readers will notice a silhouette of the Little Tramp throughout the book that becomes animated with a flip of the pages. An afterword fills in facts about the beloved performer who became one of the most famous entertainers of all time.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Gary GolioPublisher: Candlewick Press (MA)Published: 03/26/2019ISBN: 9780763697617Pages: 48Weight: 1.00lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.30w x 0.50dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2019Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 40School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 125Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor FlawAccelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 510888 / Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5