Anna's Celebration: How a Girl Changed the Calendar

Anna's Celebration: How a Girl Changed the Calendar by Marjorie Thurgood Barton and illustrator, Daniel Majan, This is the story of twelve-year-old Anna Jarvis living in the village of Grafton, West Virginia back in 1876. As Anna and her family going to church and going about her daily life, Anna has no idea that she will change a nation and influence the world. When Anna's mother dies before her dream to create a special day recognizing mothers, Anna decides with love and devotion to her mom, to take a journey that unveils scientific discoveries, gripping Civil War reunions and thousands of letters. Along the way Anna is able to prompt residents of over fifty countries to mark their calendars and send cards to honor the mothers in their lives. Paperback, 38 pages.