"The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, published by Bradbury Press, New York, 1986, First edition, 4th printing. Heartwarming story about summer vacation spent with family.

Original dust jacket with unclipped price on the front flap [multiple damages: see photos]; the jacket is in clear mylar cover; orange-red hard boards, blue spine [a little fading]; orange-red endpapers, large format: 10" x 11"; unpaginated, 32 pages, fully illustrated, a little wear, good/ very good condition.

"In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer."

Cynthia Rylant (born 1954) is an American author and librarian. She has written more than 100 children's books, including works of fiction (picture books, short stories and novels), nonfiction, and poetry. Several of her books have won awards, including her novel Missing May, which won the 1993 Newbery Medal, and A Fine White Dust, which was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Two of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.

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