Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by Viviana Garofoli

Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by Viviana Garofoli

In 1934, in the depths of the Great Depression, Elliott Merrick and his wife, Kate, bought a ramshackle farm on a Vermont hillside for $1,000. Merrick, a young writer with a healthy dose of idealism and a determination to live in the country, had just sold his first book. I had an idea that I would be rich and famous henceforth, Merrick wrote, but added, nothing could be farther from the truth . . . As I look back, I'm amazed that we could so blithely have crossed our great Rubicon on a spiderweb. But it turned out to be one of those fortunate mistakes-one of those fraught-with-peril enterprises that you might never have embarked on if you had known the consequences-like being born, for instance. This book describes Merrick's and his family's often haphazard attempts to make a go of it on these stony, wintry acres, in a house that was falling down around them. As Merrick puts it, We did everything wrong, but it came out right. Through it all, they believed wholeheartedly in going directly after the things they wanted most: to write and to farm, however they could. A lyrical, funny, richly fulfilling tale about old houses, farming, writing, and the joys of country life, this book is as fresh today as when it was originally published more than half a century ago.

Garofoli, Viviana: - Viviana Garofoli has illustrated over 20 children's books and contributed many editorial and textbook illustrations in the US, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Her exciting career in children's books spans over 15 years.

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ISBN 13	9780439883399
ISBN 10	0439883393
Title	Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?
Author	Viviana Garofoli
Series	Sing And Read Storybook
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scholastic US
Year published	2006-12-01
Number of pages	1
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.