As far as Garnet is concerned, the thimble is responsible for each good thing that happens during this magic summer-her thimble summer. Every day brings adventure of some kind to Garnet and her best friend, Citronella. joy in living as she watches the great blue heron at the water's edge as the day closes has to be expressed in handspring after handspring down the pasture. The summer proves to be interesting and exciting in so many different ways. expressed with charm and humor." - The New York Times Book Review "Garnet.
*"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." - Library Journal, starred review "Sprung spontaneously from the author's own happy experience of life on a Middle Western farm, this is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand: one of everyday life among contemporary children. There was the coming of Eric, an orphan and such a nice addition to the family the building of a new barn with money loaned by the government and the fair at which Garnet's carefully tended pig won a blue ribbon and three dollars and a half! Every day brought pleasure of some kind to Garnet of the flying pigtails, for she was bursting with energy and good spirits and she loved the outdoors and growing things. Nice, bright color.Garnet found a silver thimble in the sand by the river and she was sure it had magic, for the summer had proved exciting and interesting in so many different ways. Otherwise just a little wear to the tips. Jacket looks very nice but has a long tear to bottom front panel near spine. Book has the gift inscription, tidy, with adorable 1940s birthday card laid in (cats singing), else FINE-perfectly clean, crisp, and bright. Therefore I think both book and jacket very early.
Only Kintu and Thimble Summer listed-again, as in a first. There is a gift inscription to previous owner dated 1946, but none of Enrights later books published by the same company are listed, including at least one each from 1940,1941, ans 1944 (Sea is All Around, The Saturdays, Then There were Five). /rebates/2fbook2f2859034472fThimble-Summer&. Thimble summer, Elizabeth Enright 0. A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on the farm. However, statement on back panel of jacket indicates the book was awarded the Newbery Medal. A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical in Elizabeth Enright's Thimble Summer. Dust jacket has the original $2.00 price intact on front flap. The rains bring safety for the crops and the livestock, and money for Garnet's father. Very early printing with same date on title page and copyright page blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers, all as in a first. Book Details A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical in Elizabeth Enright's Thimble Summer.
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