The picture hangs in the Minnesota Valley Regional Library, in Mankato, Minnesota. Maud Hart Lovelace was a Minnesota author who grew up in Mankato, Minnesota. Each year since 1980, the year of her death, there has been a Minnesota reading contest for third through eighth graders. A committee comprised of teachers and librarians selects the titles for the contest each spring, and students read the books on the list during the following school year. In March the students vote on their favorite book from the list, and on April 25, the anniversary of Maud's birthday, the winner is announced.
Some titles are appropriate for both age levels.
Write to Laura Nagel for more information or packets. The spring member packet will be out in two weeks. Tracks in the Snow. Random House, 2000. 0375806873. Longer Letter Later.