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T H E
B E A T I N E S T B O Y
Whittlesey House of McGraw-Hill Book
Co., New York City,
New York, 1953. 111 pp.
Illustrations by Robert G.
Henneberger.
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The Beatinest Boy is the first
actual book written for children by
Jesse Stuart. It recounts the story of
the orphaned David, who moves in with
Grandma Beverly. David soon comes to
love his grandmother. As Christmas
nears, he wants to buy her a present,
but he can’t bring himself to kill the
possums for their skins. Then with
Christmas just days away he suddenly
thinks of a present that he can make for
her that has been right there all along.
Stuart began his first children’s book
somewhat reluctantly for his publisher,
fleshing out a short story, “Christmas
in the Valley.” He could not come up
with a good title, until his wife
suggested The Beatinest Boy. It
proved to be a successful venture,
becoming the first of nine more stories for children.
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