Synopses & Reviews
One penny.
In the hot, mean summer of 1933, a penny is enough to buy caramels or red hots or peppermint sticks or licorice strings. Is it enough to buy Miss Elsie's Strawberry Farm?
There's only one way to find out. Davey takes a deep breath and shouts, "One penny for Strawberry Farm!"
Set during the Great Depression, and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Rachel Isadora, Saving Strawberry Farm brings Davey's Midwestern town to life as friends and neighbors plan to save the farm the only way they can -- with a secret penny auction!
Synopsis
Inspired by photographs from the Great Depression, Isadora's illustrations illuminate this story of a young boy who has one penny to buy candy with. But when he discovers Miss Elsie's beloved strawberry farm is about to be auctioned off by the bank, he uses that penny to make a bid to save the farm. Full color.
About the Author
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous books for children, including A Packet of Seeds; Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings, a Jane Addams Award Honor Book; A Band of Angels, an ALA Notable Book; Fannie in the Kitchen, a Publishers Weekly Best Book; and Bluebird Summer, a Golden Kite Honor Award recipient from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives with her husband and two children in Walla Walla, Washington.