Edith Ellen Eddy
by Julee Ann Granger
Summary
This vividly painted story of a young girl experiencing the excitement of exploring her world cautions us as parents about exerting our influences on our children’s behavior with all good intentions but perhaps with results we did not intend. Edith Ellen Eddy gives us a mirror as a child or parent for introspection, and solicits a tear of personal recognition and individual understanding. It presents the joy of overcoming society’s ready-made box for us and provides an opportunity for mutual understanding of ourselves and those we mentor. (Ages 3-8)
Excerpt
More about the book....
Like Edith Ellen Eddy, who is first described as having “freckles on her nose, a smile as bright as sunshine and dirt between her toes,” Julee Granger was a tomboy. Growing up on her family’s farm in Iowa, she spent summer afternoons with the barnyard animals and the occasional worm and, like Edith Ellen Eddy, was, at times, downright filthy, too.
Edith Ellen doesn’t want to be a conventional little girl. She tries to please her mother, but she doesn’t want to wear a dress and have her hair neatly combed. Eventually, her mother understands this, and allows Edith to be herself.
“Writing about Edith has been such a pleasure for me,” Granger said. “This book is close to my heart and teaches a very important lesson. Children should be taught to love themselves--whether they’re interested in dirt and tadpoles or daisies and tutus.”
Reviews
Winner of the 2006 Teacher’s Choice Award, given to books that encourage children to read.
"Five Stars “--Midwest Book Review
"Fathers (and grandfathers) will love this book for their special little girls “?Roger Miller, “justrog”
Author's Biography
Growing up on a farm in Iowa with a pesky older brother and tadpoles for playmates, Julee Ann Granger had a lot in common with the title character of her first children’s book, Edith Ellen Eddy. She has taught for many years, mostly in the Shawnee (Kansas) Mission School.