Strawberry Girl Fan Letter 5
Correspondence, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
In this typed letter, a young girl from New Jersey expresses how much she liked the book Strawberry Girl and wishes she had an autograph copy. This is one of many fan letters Lenski received from children.
Lois Lenski Fan
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Strawberry Girl Fan Letter 4
Correspondence, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
In this handwritten letter, a young girl from Brooklyn, NY tells Lenski how much she enjoyed Strawberry Girl and Puritan Adventure. This is one of many fan letters Lenski received from children.
"Dear Miss Lenski,
I think your books that I have read so far are simpley wonderful! They are, Strawberry Girl and Puritan Adventure. Just this minute I finished reading Puritan Adventure. I hope very much to read Bayou Suzette. I hope it is as wonderful and exciting as the other two books read.
Sincerely, Betsy Frost"
Lois Lenski Fan
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Stawberry Girl Fan Letter 3
Correspondence, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
This is a handwritten letter from a Strawberry Girl Fan on decorated stationary.
Lois Lenki Fan
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Strawberry Girl Fan Letter 2
Correspondence, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
Handwritten Fan Letters from Stawberry Girl fans to Lois Lenski.
Lois Lenski Fans
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Strawberry Girl Fan Letter 1
Correspondence, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
In this handwritten letter, a little boy tells Lois Lenski about his drawings inspired by Strawberry Girl. This is one of many fan letters Lenski received from children.
"Dear Miss Lenski,
When Miss Schott began to read 'Strawberry Girl' I decided to draw a picture about it. I liked the first one so much I drew some pictures. Miss Schott said that we could make a book out of them. We decided to send it to you. I hope you like it.
Peter Seymour"
Lois Lenski Fan
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Strawberry Girl Book Cover
Cover Art, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
Cover of Lois Lenski's book Strawberry Girl, first published in 1945.
Lois Lenski
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Florida State University Libraries
1945
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Picture Map of Florida
Map, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
Map of Florida, the setting for Strawberry Girl. Lenski's regional books had maps in the cover, drawn by Lenski, giving her readers a visual of the area they were reading about.
Lois Lenski
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book excerpt
Original Illustration from Strawberry Girl - Page 39
Illustration, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
This is the original illustration for page 39 of Strawberry Girl, showing the Boyer family. The illustration is dated 1945.
Lois Lenski
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1945
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Original Illustration from Strawberry Girl - Page 142
Illustration, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
The original pencil illustration for page 142 of Strawberry Girl, dated 1945.
Lois Lenski
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Florida State University Libraries
1945
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Sketch for Ch.9 of Strawberry Girl
Sketch, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
Here is a full-page, detailed sketch that Lenski intended to use in Chapter 9 of Strawberry Girl. We see Birdie and her family working in the fields picking and greeting a male over the fence with a group of dogs around him. In the background we see trees and a house. This sketch shows what Lenski's final sketches looked like.
Lois Lenski
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