The Primrose Ring

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Ruth Sawyer, an acclaimed American storyteller, began her literary journey with adult fiction before transitioning to children's literature. Her notable work, Roller Skates, earned the 1937 Newbery Medal, while she later received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her contributions to the genre. Her first children's book, This Way to Christmas, tells the story of a young boy named David, inspired by her own son, who is left in the care of an Irish couple, Joanna and Barney, while his parents travel.