Package for Miss Marshwater

A deadpan telling relates the proper habits of gray-haired Emmie Marshwater, who has been a lady in high heels and white gloves for a long time. She remembers being the wildest little girl on the block, but she was shamed into correct behavior by her mother. With the arrival of two pudgy, playful platypuses sent by an Australian relative, "ladylikeness" begins to slip away. An affectionate tale of transformation bursts with humor and good will; Krause's jovial pictures show the undoing of Miss Marshwater's carefully regulated routines as her life grows daily more chaotic, and more snug.Donnelly, Elfie is the author of 'Package for Miss Marshwater', published 1987 under ISBN 9780803704534 and ISBN 0803704534.