Lynch has won many awards including the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal three times, the Irish Bisto Book of the Year Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal on two occasions - first for The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski, and again for When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest. Through my writing, I try to reach children in a special way, by portraying them as real people - warts and all - and showing them that they are more or less alike, despite their differences." About her writing, Susan says, "As a mother, librarian, and former teacher as well as a children's author, I have always felt the need to touch the minds of children. Susan is best known for her first picture book, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, which won numerous honours including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal, and was adapted into a feature film. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Susan Wojciechowski, born in New York, was a children's librarian and schoolteacher for many years before becoming a successful author. Karin SnelsonĬopyright © American Library Association. Both text and art convey a sturdy feeling about community and charity, brushed with touch of whimsy. Wojciechowski's charming tale is beautifully complemented by Curry's stylized depictions of green rolling hills and thatched-roof houses. Despite their sacrifice, they win the contest the stranger paints the town green while they are sleeping. But the good folks of Tralee, led again by Fiona, agree to hang up their paintbrushes and help the cows. The townspeople of Tralah can't be bothered to help him they are cutting shamrocks out of cardboard to glue on all their trees. As the two towns busy themselves with contest preparations, a stranger comes to Tralah, a small, pointy-eared man on a white horse who needs help getting his cows unstuck from the mud. This year, however, six-year-old Tralee resident Fiona Riley has an idea that may turn the town's luck around-she suggests that they paint the entire town green. Patrick's Day decorating contest, and each year Tralee loses. The neighboring towns of Tralee and Tralah compete each year in a St.
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