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Mailing May: A Picture Book About a Spunky Girl Sent by U.S. Mail Across Idaho Mountains in 1914 for Kids (Ages 4-8)
by Michael O. Tunnell
ISBN: 0064437248
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owlstuffing
· 2025-06-27 ·
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Reminds me of a book, Mailing May[1], I read to my daughter and now my granddaughter. A true story of a family on a budget who sent their daughter to see grandma as mail cargo on a train. Cute story.
https://www.amazon.com/Mailing-May-Michael-Tunnell/dp/006443...
https://www.amazon.com/Mailing-May-Michael-Tunnell/dp/006443...