The Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth Spires pond study She spent countless hours drawing

She spent countless hours drawing odd dresses

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The Brothers Grimm

when she selected On the Banks of Plum Creek from the library

seems to be a child of the woods

The Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth Spires pond study She spent countless hours drawingA mouse's eye view of Emily Dickinson When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writing table throughout the day and into the night. Emmaline sneaks a look, and finds that it's poetry! Inspired, Emmaline writes her own first poem and secretly deposits it on Emily's desk. Emily answers with another poem, and a lively exchange begins. In