First edition (publ. Viking Press)

Hattie and the Wild Waves (ISBN 1-883332-31-1) is a 1990 book by Barbara Cooney. It's the loosely autobiographical story of Hattie, the daughter of a well-to-do family of German immigrants living in New York.[1] Hattie decides to pursue a career as an artist.[2]

Kirkus Reviews described the story as "engaging" and noted the story's message "that wealth is incidental to a happy, creative life".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hattie and the Wild Waves". Publishers Weekly. 1 October 1990.
  2. 1 2 "Hattie and the Wild Waves". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 2000.


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