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TITLE: Brave Irene
AUTHOR: William Steig
YEAR: 1986
If there is one children's book writer who can really weave a great yarn, it is William Steig. One of the things I like most about his stories is that there is no dumbing down either of the language he uses or the ideas he tackles. I think the effect is to give his young readers a sense of the respect he has for their ability to understand and enjoy his work. In Brave Irene he tells the story of a determined girl's battle with nature on her quest to deliver a dress that her sick mother sewed for a duchess. Highly Recommended!
TITLE: Brave Irene
AUTHOR: William Steig
YEAR: 1986
If there is one children's book writer who can really weave a great yarn, it is William Steig. One of the things I like most about his stories is that there is no dumbing down either of the language he uses or the ideas he tackles. I think the effect is to give his young readers a sense of the respect he has for their ability to understand and enjoy his work. In Brave Irene he tells the story of a determined girl's battle with nature on her quest to deliver a dress that her sick mother sewed for a duchess. Highly Recommended!