Foreword praises THE NOT SO QUIET LIFE OF MARCEL MARCEAU by Jenn Bailey and Sherry Bushue in starred review: “Gorgeous, dreamy, surrealistic . . . Equal parts heartbreaking and revealing”

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Written By Hillary Godwin

 ★ The Not So Quiet Life of Marcel Marceau by Jenn Bailey and Sherry Bushue
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
Levine Querido (Apr 7, 2026)

“Gorgeous, dreamy, surrealistic illustrations are used to illuminate the early life of the famed French Jewish mime Marcel Marceau in this biographical picture book—a story of “brushstrokes and bombs” that is a treasure for children. Young Marcel falls in love with the cinema and unconventional storytelling in a time of war; his family is forced to flee their home, and he loses his father in the Holocaust. His exile and resistance efforts shape the artist he becomes. Marcel is depicted next to his lion alter ego, Bip, throughout—extra flair in a tale that is equal parts heartbreaking and revealing.”

—Foreword Reviews

Hillary Godwin
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