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B Is for Betsy
Pages: 144, Edition: Reissue, Paperback, Odyssey Classics Last Update 09.12.2009 06:11
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In 1898, the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, gave the world a person who truly knew what it was to share herself with the world. That is the day that one of America's most famous children's writers and illustrators was born, Carolyn Haywood. Carolyn graduated from the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and went on to become a renowned muralist, decorating many banks, schools and other public buildings where they are still to be seen today. During this period of time, she became interested in illustrating for the young, and found her way to the Harcourt publishing house's juvenile division. There she was encouraged to draw scenes of children doing the ... Read the complete review
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