Doris Gates is also known for her collections of Greek mythology, including A Fair Wind for Troy. Blue Willow was groundbreaking in its use of realistic storytelling for children. "This story, told with sensitive beauty, should widen the horizons of those who read it."- The Horn BookĪbout the Author Doris Gates was a librarian and writer of children's fiction. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards. Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community. The remainder of the collection consists of books written by Gates as well as. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Several tape recordings, found in box 44, document the writing of several works. About the Book A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.īook Synopsis To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember.
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