{"product_id":"lois-lenski-storycatcher-9780806165608","title":"Lois Lenski: Storycatcher","description":"\u003cbr\u003e For generations of children, including a young Oprah Winfrey, opening a Lois Lenski book has meant opening a world. This was just what the author wanted: to help children \"see beyond the rim of their own world.\" In \u003ci\u003eLois Lenski: Storycatcher\u003c\/i\u003e, historian and educator Bobbie Malone takes us into Lenski's own world to tell the story of how a girl from a small Ohio town became a beloved literary icon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author and illustrator of the Newbery Award-winning \u003ci\u003eStrawberry Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous other tales of children from America's diverse regions and cultures, Lenski spent five decades creating stories for young readers. \u003ci\u003eLois Lenski: Storycatcher\u003c\/i\u003e follows her development as a writer and as an artist, and it traces the evolution of her passionate belief in the power of empathy conveyed in children's books. Understanding that youngsters responded instinctively to narratives rich in reality, Lenski turned her extensive study of hardworking families into books that accurately and movingly depicted the lives of the children of sharecroppers, coal miners, and migrant field workers. From \u003ci\u003eBayou Suzette\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eBlue Ridge Billy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCorn-Farm Boy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHouseboat Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBoom Town Boy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTexas Tomboy\u003c\/i\u003e, Lenski's books mirrored the cultural energy and concerns of the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first full-length biography tells how Lenski traveled throughout the country, gathering the stories that brought to life in words and pictures whole worlds that had for so long been invisible in children's literature. In the process, her work became a source of delight, inspiration, and insight for generations of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12902322\"\u003eBobbie Malone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806165608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080616560X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV025110\"\u003eUnited States | West | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHO\"\u003ePhotography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHO019000\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Regional (see also Travel | Pictorials)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830540664971,"sku":"9780806165608","price":32.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_0a4f2519-f268-452d-b18d-0ae6b963a871.jpg?v=1755579273","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/lois-lenski-storycatcher-9780806165608","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}