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    Janey
    it's lonely
    all day long
    since you moved away

With simplicity and perceptiveness, the author of WILLIAM'S DOLL, A FATHER LIKE THAT, and HOLD MY HAND tenderly evokes the special feeling of loss when a friend moves away.

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Charlotte Zolotow

Charlotte Zolotow

1915 - 2013
American
CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW is the author of over fifty books for children, including such favorites as MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT, WILLIAM'S DOLL, and... See more
Ronald Himler

Ronald Himler

1937-
American
Ronald Himler has illustrated two other Clarion books: Carla Stevens' pioneer story, Trouble for Lucy, and Someday Rider by Ann Herbe... See more

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Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

Janey
There is no false cheer in the form of a new friend at the end, only the vague hope that "maybe some day we'll grow up and live near each other again" — and the consolation for similarly lonely readers that someone shares their feelings.

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