Twig (book)
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Twig is a 1942 book by Elizabeth Orton Jones
. It features Twig, a little girl who turns a tomato can into a house for fairies.
The New York Times praised the book by saying, "Miss Jones, who knows children well, has told stories with warmth and simplicity."
The book was so popular at the time Elizabeth moved to the town of Mason, New Hampshire
that Elizabeth herself was known as "Twig" to her neighbors; many residents didn't know her as anything else.
Elizabeth Orton Jones
-Early life:She was born "half past Christmas" in Highland Park, Illinois, to George Roberts Jones, a violinist, and Jessie May Orton, a pianist and a writer. Elizabeth was followed by a brother and a sister...
. It features Twig, a little girl who turns a tomato can into a house for fairies.
The New York Times praised the book by saying, "Miss Jones, who knows children well, has told stories with warmth and simplicity."
The book was so popular at the time Elizabeth moved to the town of Mason, New Hampshire
Mason, New Hampshire
Mason is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census. Mason, together with Wilton, is home to Russell-Abbott State Forest.-History:...
that Elizabeth herself was known as "Twig" to her neighbors; many residents didn't know her as anything else.