Anthony Fauci Stars In An Eye-Popping Biography For Kids

Nearly everyones favorite COVID-19 expert is about to star in a new childrens book.

Dr. [Anthony] Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became Americas Doctor will be released by Simon & Schuster at the end of June. The book, written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Alexandra Bye, features tidbits from Faucis life and colorful illustrations.

It's cover reveal day for DR. FAUCI: HOW A BOY FROM BROOKLYN BECAME AMERICA'S DOCTOR!

I'm so excited to share Alexandra Bye's amazing cover art for our picture book biography - out 6/29 from @SimonKIDS.

Available for pre-order now: https://t.co/f8OxdyPeTf pic.twitter.com/xyF195JNHO

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It's cover reveal day for DR. FAUCI: HOW A BOY FROM BROOKLYN BECAME AMERICA'S DOCTOR!

I'm so excited to share Alexandra Bye's amazing cover art for our picture book biography - out 6/29 from @SimonKIDS .

Available for pre-order now: https://t.co/f8OxdyPeTf pic.twitter.com/xyF195JNHO
katemessner (@KateMessner) March 21, 2021

Before he became a doctor, Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his fathers pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle.

The book is touted as the definitive picture book biography about Fauci, who is the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden .

The book was written with Faucis permission and approval, the publisher told CNN Business. Messner said she researched Faucis life and interviewed him at the edges of his long work days . She was particularly struck by his determined curiosity and his effectiveness as a communicator.

Messner described Fauci as a kid with a million questions about everything from the tropical fish in his bedroom to the things he was taught in Sunday school.

Im really hopeful that curious kids who read this book those were counting on to solve tomorrows scientific challenges will see themselves in the pages of Dr. Faucis story and set their goals just as high, she said.

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