I was excited to recieve the CIPA 2008 award last year for this book's illustrations. The publisher, the author and I had worked so hard to make this a really special children's book this was the icing on the cake!. Review Based on true events and a stone monument erected in memory of the original ... more

I was excited to recieve the CIPA 2008 award last year for this book's illustrations. The publisher, the author and I had worked so hard to make this a really special children's book this was the icing on the cake!. Review Based on true events and a stone monument erected in memory of the original Prunes in 1933, Prunes and Rupe is a children's picturebook about the bond between prospector Rupert M. Sherwood and his faithful burro, Prunes. They were a team for nearly forty-one years until their bodies became so worn and tired they couldn't work anymore. Rupe had to go to the lowlands on doctor's orders, and Prunes was faithfully tended to by Rupe's former neighbors. But when a terribly bitter snowstorm came, it would be the beginning of the end for the old donkey, and when Rupe's master's time came, his last wish was to be buried with Prunes. The detailed, folksy artwork complements this warmhearted tale of loyalty and fast friendship. --The Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch