I received wonderful news from Julie Branstetter Krehbiel this morning. She works as a librarian in Kansas, so is up on all things librarian.
Two of my books are on the 150 "Best" Kansas Books selected by the State Library for the Kansas sesquicentennial: Prancing, Dancing Lily and The Bravest of Us All. Both were inspired by my Kansas family, so I'm delighted. If you want to read about the "story behind the story" you can find it at my Book Gallery on my website, www.marshadianearnold.com.
Let me show you a picture of part of the family who inspired The Bravest of Us All. This is my father and his brothers. Velma Jean and Ruby Jane weren't born yet here. There were 8 in all, but only 7 in the book. I felt 8 was one too many to make my illustrator, Brad Sneed, deal with. And 7 is my lucky number. :-)
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