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  • Tags: Strawberry Girl

b235-sketchbook-tab1-mrboyer.jpg
This rough sketch shows various figures including women, men, and children. They all are helping pick in the fields or are watching. Many of the figures have names above them such as Billy, Dewey, Mrs. Mattie, etc. A notable figure is that of Mr.…

b235-blkbook-oldloghouse.jpg
A photograph taken of a cracker log house in Florida while Lois Lenski was researching for Strawberry Girl. This house shows a typical Florida cracker family and home. It shows the lifestyle Birdie Boyer's family lived that was described in…

b235-blkbook-birdie.jpg
While researching for Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski met this girl shown here in the above photograph. She was the inspiration for the main character, Birdie Boyer.

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Letter from Beverly King, 4035 S, Harrison Blvd. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dated March 22, 1947.

"Dear Miss Lenski, I have read some of your books. I think they are so good that [I] am writing you. I wish to congradulate you on Strawberry Girl. I do…

b236-sgirl-handwritten-ch14.jpg
Handwritten excerpt of Chapter 14 from Strawberry Girl detailing Lois Lenki's writing process.

b236-rsketches-sgirl-titlepg.jpg
This sketch exemplifies Lois Lenski's process in designing the coverpage of Strawberry Girl.

b236-rsketches-sgirl-birdie.jpg
This sketch exemplifies Lois Lenski's process as she designs the character of Birdie.
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