Hi,
I am so excited by the possibility of finding this book remembered so fondly from my childhood!
What I remember is a children’s book (maybe ages 3-7) about a little girl, maybe born as a baby, who grew and grew grew, so fast or so big, that no clothing would do. So (her mother?) dressed her in clothing made of vines and flowers which then grew with her as she grew. Covering her as she got taller and bigger, growing as she grew.
I remember the book being very colorfully illustrated. Flowers, vines, perhaps she had long hair. I think the illustrations may have filled the pages – not been small.
I THINK the book was horizontal, rectangular in shape.
I was a young child in the mid-late 70s.
I came here looking for this book! I remember a bit more. Detailed and colorful illustrations, with lots of green and pink and flowers. I remember she is blondish with very rosy cheeks and plump. My copy was vertical format. I think at the end they find a boy who is as big as her, and they get married. There’s a whole part about wedding preparations.
Yes! I think you are right!!! Now if only we remembered the name:)
Lorna Balian’s “A Sweetheart for Valentine.”
Thanks Cathy. Looks like a cute book but that’s not it:)
Thanks. Looks like a cute book. But not the one.
Could it be a tall tale heroine like Thunder Rose?
Yes! A Sweetheart for Valentine is the one I was thinking of.