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| Marion Kundiger's
original watercolors for Izzie of Fergus Falls - A Minnesota Childhood of the 1880s (2008) Izzie paintings copyright Marion S. Kundiger. Drawings copyright Marion S. Kundiger & Jerri Garretson. All rights reserved. |
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are now two versions of Marion Kundiger's "Izzie" in print. The first, Izzie - Growing Up on the Plains in the 1880s, published by Ravenstone Press in 1998, has black-and-white ink drawings and photographs as illustrations and the text was rewritten and edited in to thirteen separate stories, though it remained true to the original stories told by "Izzie" and interpreted by Marion, her daughter. We originally put small versions of her watercolors here online so that others could enjoy them during the years when only the line drawing version was in print. When Izzie - Growing Up on the Plains in the 1880s was published in 1998, it celebrated Marion Kundiger's 80th birthday and Izzie's 120th birthday. How we wish she had still been alive to see it! Now the second version, Izzie of Fergus Falls - A Minnesota Childhood of the 1880s, published in 2008, features Marion's original six-chapter text for Izzie in which a little girl asks her grandmother about her childhood. She used her mother (the grown-up "Izzie," now a grandmother herself) as the model for the grandmother and a picture of her as a child for the little girl. Together they looked at a photo album. This new version celebrates Marion Kundiger's 90th birthday and Izzie's 130th and at last features Marion's vibrant watercolors. Below are two samples of the B&W line drawings and corresponding watercolors. |
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This is Izzie's first day of school. When she began
first grade,
her big brother, Ben, just took her to the first grade classroom and
shoved
her in! Sometimes the layout of the 1998 book required reversing a picture. |
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Izzie's brothers loved to play tricks on her. They told
her if she wasn't in bed when Santa came, he wouldn't even STOP at
their house! To see all the Izzie watercolors, click on "Next" below. |
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More about Izzie and her family
Marion Kundiger's original watercolors for Izzie
- Growing Up on the Plains in the 1880s
Izzie's family album - photos from the past
Izzie's cookbook
Teacher Resources for Izzie -
Growing
Up on the Plains in the 1880s
Fun for Kids - 1880s activities
Marion S. Kundiger
Jerri Garretson
Izzie
themes - links
Links to Fergus Falls,
Minnesota websites - Izzie's home town
Last updated on August 6, 2008