Thimble Summer (Puffin Story Books) - Softcover

Elizabeth, Enright

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140300899 ISBN 13: 9780140300895

Publisher: Puffin, 1976

Synopsis

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it magical enough to help her pig, Timmy, win a blue ribbon on Fair Day?

About this title

Review:

“This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place.”—"School Library Journal", Starred Review
“This is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand. . . . There is the flavor of real life . . . expressed with charm and humor.”—"The New York Times Book Review"

"This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place."--"School Library Journal", Starred Review

"This is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand. . . . There is the flavor of real life . . . expressed with charm and humor."--"The New York Times Book Review"

This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place. "School Library Journal, Starred Review"

This is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand. . . . There is the flavor of real life . . . expressed with charm and humor. "The New York Times Book Review""

This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place. School Library Journal, Starred Review

This is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand. . . . There is the flavor of real life . . . expressed with charm and humor. The New York Times Book Review

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"This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place." --School Library Journal, Starred Review

"This is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand. . . . There is the flavor of real life . . . expressed with charm and humor." --The New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City. Her mother was a magazine illustrator, while her father was a political cartoonist. Illustration was Enright's original career choice and she studied art in Greenwich, Connecticut; Paris, France; and the Parson's School of Design in New York City. After creating her first book in 1937, she developed a taste, and quickly demonstrated a talent, for writing.

Throughout her life, she won many awards, including the 1939 John Newbery Medal for Thimble Summer and a 1958 Newbery Honor for Gone-Away Lake. Among her other beloved titles are her books about the Melendy family, starting with The Saturdays, published in 1941. Enright also wrote short stories for adults, and her work was published in The New Yorker, The Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, The Yale Review, Harper's, and The Saturday Evening Post. She taught creative writing at Barnard College. Translated into many languages throughout the world, Elizabeth Enright's stories are for both the young and the young at heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0140300899
• ISBN 13: 9780140300895
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144