Mouse of Amherst Millie Florence Sydney Smith is the winner

Sydney Smith is the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award

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Mouse of Amherst Millie Florence Sydney Smith is the winnerA mouse's eye view of Emily Dickinson When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writing table throughout the day and into the night. Emmaline sneaks a look, and finds that it's poetry! Inspired, Emmaline writes her own first poem and secretly deposits it on Emily's desk. Emily answers with another poem, and a lively exchange begins. In