This book is part of a book series called American Girl-Beforever .

This book was published 1988 by American Girl Publishing Inc .

C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly, the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy , written by Phil Bildner, and the New York Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber , both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne. com. Valerie Tripp is the award-winning author of more than 40 books of historical fiction in the American Girl series. She also writes stories, songs, and poems for The Superkids Reading Program, and is a founder and the Editorial Director of Boys Camp. A frequent speaker at schools, libraries, and scout troops, Tripp graduated magna cum laude from the first co-educated class at Yale University in 1973. In 1981, she received a Masters of Education from Harvard, where she focused on reading education. She resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.