Daniel Handler: The Real Lemony Snicket

Inventors and Creators

by Hayley Mitchell Haugen

Who is Lemony Snicket? Is he an author, an alter ego, or a character in the popular children's books, A Series of Unfortunate Events Learn all about this mysterious guy in KidHaven's Lemony Snicket. This text sheds light on Snicket's childhood, his success as an author, the zany antics that have followed, and what he is up to today.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Hardcover

First published March 25, 2005

About the author

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sheila-Na-Gig online, Hayley Mitchell Haugen holds a Ph.D. in 20th century American literature from Ohio University and an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington. She is currently an associate professor of English at Ohio University Southern, where she teaches courses in composition, American literature, and creative writing. Her poems have appeared in Rattle, Slant, Spillway, Chiron Review, and many other journals. Her critical work appears in the anthologies The Body in Medical Culture; On the Literary Nonfiction of Nancy Mairs; and Stephen King’s Contemporary Classics: Reflections on the Modern Master of Horror.

Reviews

[Grace]

if you want to know more about the secret identity of lemony snicket read this book!
enough said!

[Christine]

I was combing my school library's shelves and stumbled upon this biography. While I learned a few things about the author it, at this point, is pretty dated. This is definitely one of those books published for elementary school aged children that need to write a book report on their favorite author. Nothing wrong with that but it's not a book that is going to share lots of details about Handler's life either.

[Dolly]

This book offers a look at Daniel Handler's life, and his inspiration for creating the nom de plume Lemony Snicket. The narrative is short and does not overwhelm the reader with too many details, but it is a bit dated.

There are a lot of photographs of the author and his fans, as well as a few scenes from the movie based on A Series of Unfortunate Events. It's a fast read and helps to show that Mr. Handler writes the kinds of books that he would have liked to read when he was a child. We enjoyed reading this book together.

[Jessica Blevins]

Finally got some answers. Britt and I saw this guy a year or so ago. Very entertaining.

[Caithlin]

love this author so it was great to read a biography about who he really is to share with my students

[Susan]

It was a short book about the creator of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Not much else to say.