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 | Lydia Griffin, author of Prunes and Rupe, grew up in Maine unaware that burro is another word for donkey. She is saving her coins to purchase a miniature burro that she will name Prunes. Lydia is also the author of BeBa and the Curious Catchers, a picture book based on stories her grandfather told. She lives high in the Rocky Mountains with her husband, Mike, and their dog, Mason. Contact Lydia at www.lydiagriffin.com.
Judith Hunt, the illustrator for Prunes and Rupe, illustrated her first children's book at age 23. Since then, she has created art for books, comics, magazines, television, and toys. See more of her work at www.huntjudith.com.
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 | The picture book Prunes and Rupe, a story of friendship and flapjacks, tells of the relationship between a prospector, Rupert M. Sherwood, and his burro, Prunes. Based on a true story in Fairplay, Colorado, in the early twentieth century, the book has an October, 2007, publication date. Prunes and Rupe - Hardcover with library binding.
ISBN 978-0-86541-086-2 $ 16.00
Available: October 2007 |
When Rupe got busy, Prunes did a little grocery shopping all by himself.
An early spring blizzard piled snow as high as the tallest fence posts.
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