From Grandpa Ribbens: a Friday Fairing

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From Grandpa Ribbens: a Friday Fairing

This was one of the Around the World Treasures series of books reprinted by Franklin Watts Inc. It was illustrated in color and black and white by Charles Mozley, with an introduction by author Noel Streatfeild.
I’ve had several editions of this story in my lifetime. Once, a Press photographer arrived at our house to document me reading a simplified version for younger children.
Odds are that this was a Christmas present, because the note on the half-title is in my mother’s penmanship.
 

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  1. Meshea

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    You were photographed reading it is a child…by the press? How interesting! Do you have the photo? Do you know how they came to pick you or what they did with the photo??? How cool! Hugs friend! Meshea

  2. Heidi Dru Kortman

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    I still have the article, though by now it’s rather fragile. Apparently someone who knew of me contacted the person in charge of local human interest stories at that time.

  3. Ruth

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    How wonderful to have the book with your name inthe title! And your mother’s handwriting with your grandfather’s name referenced. Three generations loving books!

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