Holly needs
a winter coat but her family is poor and her father says she won’t be able to
go to school when the weather gets cold because they can’t afford to buy a
coat. Holly’s mom, Nellie, worries that
Holly will miss too much school and says that maybe they can find some things
in the woods for free and make money that way.
Through strawberry, Juneberry, raspberry, blueberry, and blackberry
season Holly and Nellie pick the various berries and make them into jams and
jellies. The story also celebrates the
relationship between Holly and her mom and the beautiful surroundings. After all the jams and jellies are made Holly’s
father sets up a stand that he made and they sell their product to
passersby. Come December Holly has a new
coat and can go to school.
This was a very sweet story. It not only shows the ingenuity of Holly’s mom but it also portrays the beauty of their surroundings in both the pictures and the language.
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