Amazing Grace was written by Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Caroline Binch. In the genre of realistic fiction the things that take place in this book can most certainly be done everyday by young adventurous children in the home as well as in the classroom. The stories setting is at first in Grace's home in her backyard where she acts out all the characters in her favorite stories next the setting moves to the ballet where her grandmother takes her to see an African American star ballerina and the setting ends in school where Grace acts out Peter Pan even though her friends told her she could not be him for various reasons. The theme in this story is simple and concise you can be and do anything that you put your mind to and never let anyone tell you different, no matter who you are. The art in this story is phenomenal Mary Hoffman uses water colors to depict Grace using her imagination and using things she finds around her home to act out her favorite characters. The placement on the page at times places Grace on the cover of her favorite stories. The literary and artistic elements are very effective in this story they convey the meaning very well and the author both uplifts and entertains the reader. This book will always be socially relevant because there will always be someone who tells you cant do something and you have to believe in yourself and show them you can.
Works Cited :(Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. London England: Dial Books , 1991.).
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