![]() It took little Willy an hour to catch on. Like the time Grandfather dressed up as the scarecrow out in the garden. Especially when Grandfather felt like playing. It was hard work living on a potato farm, but it was also a lot of fun. Little Willy lived with his grandfather on a small potato farm in Wyoming. He just lay there and stared at the ceiling and looked sad.Īt first little Willy thought he was playing. ONE DAY GRANDFATHER wouldn’t get out of bed. The end of the race stays in doubt until the final pages as words fly by.Tragic, beautiful and kind, Stone Fox is a story to linger in the mind of young readers, inspiring questions, thought and hope.Disclosure: A good friend knew I’d love it and she was right. But things weren’t always easy even in simpler times, and good people didn’t always win. So how will need and luck play out?The story pulls the reader in right from the start. ![]() Unfortunately someone else needs that money too. ![]() But powerful banks conspire against him, and there’s only way Willy can raise the necessary money. But now it’s Willy’s turn and he’ll do anything he can to bring his grandfather's mind back from the brink. ![]() Willy’s grandfather has always cared for him. Evocative black and white illustrations enhance a simply told story, recreating a simpler world of the past, where small boys could try to save the family farm and neighbors would do all they could to help. ![]()
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