New
Children's Book
Sister
Jan Dunn has written a children’s book about the life
of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. It’s titled Under
the Pear Tree (for a pear tree in St. Charles that gave
Philippine so much pleasure). Illustrations are by students
in the class of 2011 at Duchesne Academy in Houston, where
Dunn is headmistress.
Children's
drawings provide illustration for the book.
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Philippine
planted a pear tree in front years of the 1835 wing of the Academy
of the Sacred Heart. During the last 10 years of her life, she
enjoyed sitting under the tree. Sometimes children would join
her there.
Dunn's
book is written as if a student in St. Charles were interviewing
Mother Duchesne about her life while she was still alive.
Visit http://www.argasweb.com/Peartree.htm for
more information and to order a copy. |
