Book of the Week #29

Lucy's Summer written by Donald Hall and illustrated by Michael McCurdy (Boston: David R. Godine, 2008)

Donald Hall spent his childhood summers on the same farm where his mother Lucy and her sister Caroline had grown up. This book, illustrated with Michael Mucurdy's delightful handcolored scratchboard illustrations, shares with the reader stories about their childhood – a time when the July Fourth parade in Danbury--complete with flags, speeches, and ice cream--was the biggest celebration of the year.