Sugar Lump: The Orphan Calf

Sugar Lump, the Orphan Calf is a heart warming children's book about a newborn calf found alone lying in the pasture by twelve-year-old Marcy. Without any hesitation she takes the full responsibility of raising the little calf she names Sugar Lump. Marcy knows she can not keep the calf after he is weaned, but still, she forms a close relationship with him. As the white- faced calf with a black ring circling his right eye grows, his behavior becomes quite amusing. Ultimately Marcy becomes involved in a suspenseful search that ends in an unexpected ending. Although the story is fiction the calf's humorous behavior is true.

Mrs. Simmons still has Sugar Lump who is now an eleven-year-old, 1,600 pound steer. He still comes running to us when we call him she says and he is always doing something unusual that the typical cow wouldn't do.

Lynn Sheffield Simmons received her bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special education from Texas Woman's University. Mrs. Simmons is a member of Phi Delta Kappa honorary fraternity and taught in the public schools for many years.

A strong advocate of parents and children reading together, her booklets, Using the Newspaper to Teach Reading Readiness, and Newspaper in the Home: Helping Your Child with Homework, published and distributed by the Denton Record-Chronicle, have been used in many homes.

Mrs. Simmons is a freelance writer and has been for many years. Her award-winning column, "Up A Creek," historical reviews, and feature stories have appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines. Her historical pageant, The Place is Argyle, is performed annually in Argyle, Texas. Mrs. Simmons lives on a small farm in Argyle, Texas with her husband, Larry, who has a dental practice in Denton, Texas.