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Molly and her dad

Molly's father lives so far away that she makes up stories about him to tell at school, but when he comes to visit she discovers that they have a lot in common.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ormerod, Jan
Other Authors:	Thompson, Carol, 1951- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children.
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Summary:	Molly's father lives so far away that she makes up stories about him to tell at school, but when he comes to visit she discovers that they have a lot in common.
Item Description:	"A Neal Porter book."
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	9781596432857 1596432853
Author Notes:	Jan Ormerod was born in Australia on September 23, 1946. She attended art school and studied drawing, painting and sculpture. After completing her degree, she become an Associate of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Design in Art Education, taught in secondary schools on enrichment programs for talented students, and lectured in a teacher's college and in art schools. Her first picture book, Sunshine, was published in 1981, won the Mother Goose Award, and was voted Australian Picture Book of the Year. She wrote and illustrated more than 50 books in her lifetime including Miss Mouse's Day, Lizzie Nonsense, Rhymes around the Day, Father Christmas and the Donkey, Ben Goes Swimming, Emily Dances, A Twist in the Tail, and Ponko and the South Pole. She also illustrated Sky Dancer by Jack Bushnell. She died after a long illness on January 23, 2013 at the age of 67. (Bowker Author Biography)