Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life. And now, across the road there is a girl who may well become a friend! If only they could find somewhere to stay as long as they want to! But even in this hard life, Janey has one beautiful treasure: a blue willow plate that is both a family heirloom and a consolation to her. The small family found an abandoned shack to stay in for awhile while Dad works in the cotton fields. To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Ever since the drought and the dust storm drove Janey Larkin and her family out of northern Texas, they have been traveling around so that Dad can find work planting and harvesting crops in California. The stories that fall under that special permission will all be taken down on that date, so listen now, while they’re available! Today’s story is shared with permission of Penguin Random House Publishing Company.īlue Willow was written by Doris Gates in 1940, and it won a Newbery Honor award. To help bring more stories to more readers, many publishing companies are allowing books that are normally unavailable for copyright reasons to be read out loud and shared with others until June 30, 2023. Blue Willow Doris Gates, Heere Und Flotten Der Gegenwart: Russland.Von Zepelin, & Batsch. During this time of Covid, many people aren’t able to use the library in the same way as in the past.
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