Uncle Long Legs - Bilingual Color Illustration Edition

Author: Webster
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Orphan Judy receives financial support to attend university from an anonymous trustee of the orphanage due to an article she wrote. Judy has never met this trustee and only glimpsed his slender figure cast on the wall, resembling a long-legged spider, so she jokingly calls him "Long-Legged Uncle." As a condition, the trustee requires Judy to write him monthly letters reporting on her life's details, with the promise that he will not reply. Thus, Judy begins writing to her imagined "Long-Legged Uncle" in a humorous, playful, yet heartfelt tone, using him as a confidant. Just as she is considering expressing her love to Geoffrey, her "Long-Legged Uncle" finally appears—and he turns out to be the very person who fills the book with sunshine and laughter, brimming with warm emotions. It tells a touching story of a girl's dedication to her studies and her striving for excellence, making it a must-read for all who are growing up, in love, or lost.
Fortune smiles upon orphan Judy when she writes an article, and an anonymous trustee of the orphanage agrees to fund her university education and nurture her as a writer. Judy has never met this trustee, whom she playfully refers to as "Long-Legged Uncle." As a condition, the trustee asks Judy to write him monthly updates on her life, stating that he will not reply. Judy then begins writing to her "Long-Legged Uncle" in a lighthearted yet sincere manner, pouring out her thoughts and feelings. Later, when she realizes she will never receive a response from "Uncle," she starts to complain and become indifferent. It is only when she falls in love with the charming Geoffrey that she once again turns to "Long-Legged Uncle" for comfort.
Just as she is contemplating confessing her love to Geoffrey, her "Long-Legged Uncle" finally reveals himself—and he is the very person who fills the book with sunshine and laughter, brimming with warm emotions. It tells a touching story of a girl's dedication to her studies and her striving for excellence, making it a must-read for all who are growing up, in love, or lost.