American Girl: Kirsten Books
Book #1
Meet Kirsten
Written by Janet Shaw & illustrated by Renee Graef
8 - 12
Reading
age
80
Page
count
7,533
Word
count
Jan 1, 1986
Publication
date
Paperback
$6.95
$6.74
Summary
Kirsten Larson and her family arrive in America in 1854, after a long sea voyage. Everything looks so different from the life Kirsten knew back in Sweden–the ways people talk and dress seem strange! Getting lost in a big city and parting with her best friend only add to Kirsten’s worry. Will she ever feel at home here? It is only when the Larsons arrive at a tiny farm on the edge of the frontier that Kirsten believes Papa’s promise–America will be a land filled with opportunity for them all.
American Girl: Kirsten Series
Published from 1986 - 1988
6 booksPaperback
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| Year | # | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | Meet Kirsten | 80 |
| 1986 | 2 | Kirsten Learns a Lesson | 88 |
| 1986 | 3 | Kirsten's Surprise | 62 |
| 1987 | 4 | Happy Birthday, Kirsten! | 72 |
| 1988 | 5 | Kirsten Saves the Day | 67 |
| 1988 | 6 | Changes for Kirsten | 64 |
The Creatives Behind the Books
Author
Illustrator
Renee Graef received her bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the illustrator of numerous titles in the Little House publishing program, as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s My Favorite Things and E.T.A Hoffman’s The Nutcracker, adapted by Janet Schulman. She lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, with her husband and two children.
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