Poor Esme

by Victoria Chess

A lonely little girl wishes for a playmate, and her wish is finally granted in a way she never expected.

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1982

About the author

Victoria Chess is an American children's author and illustrator. Born in 1939 in Chicago, and raised in Washington, Connecticut, she studied art at the Kokoschka School of Art in Salzburg, Austria and at the Boston Museum School. She has illustrated more than one hundred books for young people, including Slugs by David Greenberg, Tommy at the Grocery Store by Bill Grossman, and The Scaredy Cats by Barbara Bottner. She lives in Cambridge, MA and the south of France.