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Patricia Reilly Giff, Polk Street children s book writer, dies at 86
Patricia Reilly Giff, a prolific children s book author whose work was driven by the idea that remarkable stories could be spun from the lives of ordinary people, died June 22 at her home in Trumbull, Connecticut. She was 86.
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Jul. 1 2021 @ 5:53pm
Patricia Reilly Giff, a prolific children s book author whose work was driven by the idea that remarkable stories could be spun from the lives of ordinary people, died June 22 at her home in Trumbull, Connecticut. She was 86.
The cause was cancer, her daughter, Alice O Meara, said.
Patricia Reilly Giff, Polk Street Children s Book Writer, Dies at 86
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The following book is available at many public libraries.
âThe Christmas Day Kittenâ written by James Herriot, illustrated by Ruth Brown, St. Martinâs Press, 32 pages
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Read yourself: age 7-8 and older.
Mrs. Pickering is a kind woman who has opened her home to a stray cat she names Debbie. Debbie visits when she chooses, soaks in a few moments of solitude, eats a little food and then is gone. Mrs. Pickering never knows when Debbie will return.
One Christmas morning, Mrs. Pickering telephones the local country vet, Dr. Herriot. Debbie had arrived earlier that day, and there was something terribly wrong. Dr. Herriot hurries to the Pickering house and discovers a bittersweet scenario. Sorrow turns to joy, however, when Mrs. Pickering receives the finest Christmas gift she could ever ask for.