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Ethel Pochocki

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born

September 17, 1925 in The United States

died

December 01, 2010

gender

female

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Ethel Frances Pochocki was a children's book author living in Brooks, Maine.

She developed a passion for books and writing working at the New York City Public Library. While raising eight children, she turned to writing in the early morning hours. Her writing career began when she won an essay writing contest about her experience taking in inner city kids with the Fresh Air Project in New York City. Through the 1960s and 1970s, she contributed numerous essays and poems to the leading Catholic publications of the time. Her award winning books include her collaborations with Maine illustrator Mary Beth Owens, such as The Gazebo, Penny for a Hundred and Rosebud and Red Flannel. She also collaborated with award winning illustrator Barry Moser on...more

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Books by Ethel Pochocki

Average rating: 3.90 · 50 ratings · 9 reviews · 25 distinct works

	Blessing of the Beasts by Ethel Pochocki, Barry Moser (Illustrator), Hal M. Helms 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Rosebud & Red Flannel 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Breakthroughs: Classroom Discoveries about Teaching Writing 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	The Attic Mice 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings	My rating:
	The Mushroom Man by Ethel Pochocki, Barry Moser (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Penny for a Hundred 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Once Upon a Time Saints by Ethel Pochocki, Tom Matt (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	More Once Upon A Time Saints 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Maine Marmalade by Ethel Pochocki, Normand Chartier (Illustrator) 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	The Gazebo by Ethel Pochocki, Mary Owens (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	My rating:

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Series by Ethel Pochocki

Once Upon a Time Saints (3 books)
by Ethel Pochocki, Ben Hatke (Illustrator)

4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings

Quotes by Ethel Pochocki

“He brewed his tea in a blue china pot, poured it into a chipped white cup with forget-me-nots on the handle, and dropped in a dollop of honey and cream. He sat by the window, cup in hand, watching the first snow fall. "I am," he sighed deeply, "contented as a clam. I am a most happy man.”
― Ethel Pochocki, Wildflower Tea

tags: contentment , happiness , tea , winter

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