“Based on fact, this unusual story of a remarkable pioneer child carries a heartwarming message of love and faith. Beautifully and simply told for beginning readers, it is charmingly illustrated by Leonard Weisgard.”
—Chicago Sunday Tribune
“This is a book unmarred by preachment, piety, or sentimentality—a book without flaw, it seems to me, which must become an American classic.”
—Christian Science Monitor
“. . . this story is one to be long remembered for its beautiful simplicity and dignity . . .”
—The New York Times Book Review
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