I Wonder as I Wander
by Gwenyth Swain
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Author: Gwenyth SwainIllustrator: Ronald Himler
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09
ISBN: 0802852149
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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- ISBN13: 9780802852144
- Condition: Used - Very Good
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Book Review: "ORNERY, full of fire and vinegar," WILL TUG AT YOUR HEART.
Summary: 5 Stars
'Ornery' was what Annie Morgan's father called her in "I Wonder as I Wander," the 2003 story (Eerdmans) of an Appalachian carol that has become a favorite at Christmas-time: "...the way Papa tells it Annie was too fine a name for the kind of baby I was -- full of fire and vinegar. So, all of a snap, he took to calling me Ornery." The author, Gwenyth Swain, dedicated the book to a friend of the family who used to call her 'Ornery'.The story tells how John Jacob Niles, premier collector of mountain folk tunes, discovered the young girl singing in a village square to divert the local sheriff from insisting that her preacher-father move on. Niles persuaded Annie to sing the verses over and over until he had them written down to his satisfaction, and the words were preserved for generations to come.
The drawings by award-winning illustrator Ron Himler fit the story beautifully, and coincidentally show Annie's father strongly resembling the Swain grandfather of the author!
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