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2012 Finalist: Children's Text

The Umbrella

Judd Palmer

Summary

The Umbrella is an uplifting story of love between an umbrella and the human being who is its beneficiary. With its subjects intended to appeal to all readers from ages 7 and up, the stories or poems are darkly humorous and each carries a revelatory or cautionary message.

Past GG Winning Children's Text


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