Dear Willie Rudd, - Hardcover

Gray, Libba Moore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671797743 ISBN 13: 9780671797744

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1993

Synopsis

A woman sits in her rocking chair and recalls Willie Rudd, the black housekeeper who raised her fifty years earlier, and then the woman goes into her house and writes Willie a letter.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Fifty years have passed since Miss Elizabeth was a girl, but she still remembers Willie Rudd, the black housekeeper who helped raise her. She remembers the feel of sitting in Willie Rudd's lap while the housekeeper sang to her. And she remembers how Willie Rudd scrubbed the floor on her hands and knees. What would Miss Elizabeth say to Willie Rudd if she were alive today? She decides to write her a letter telling her how things would be different. Now Willie Rudd would come in the front door -- not the back. She would ride in the front of the bus with Miss Elizabeth, and they could sit together at the movies. The two of them would have a wonderful time. And in her heartfelt letter, Miss Elizabeth has the chance to tell Willie Rudd something she never told her while she was alive -- that she loved her.

About the Author:

Peter M. Fiore has illustrated many books for children, including Touching the Sky by Louise Borden and Henry David's House, edited by Steven Schnur. Mr. Fiore has been interested in art since he was a young boy, and in addition to his book work, Mr. Fiore is well known as a fine artist. Mr. Fiore has received many awards and citations for his editorial illustration, including a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators.

Mr. Fiore lives along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania with his family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0671797743
• ISBN 13: 9780671797744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Fiore Peter M.