ABSTRACT
War Boy and War Game are two of the most original and popular illustrated historical books for children. Michael Foreman explains the autobiographical origins of the books and the approaches he used in order to make picture books out of the immense events of world wars. He also indicates how memory is activated, how research is essential but not the whole story, and how convictions power the writing and the motivation to bring such topics to a child audience. This short, moving account has some of the impact of the books themselves.
