Pellie Runs A Marathon
by Michele Bredice Craemer & Illustrated by Elizabeth Lavin

In 26.2 miles,
Pellie learns lessons that both children and adults can appreciate.
Her feet get heavy and the race gets long.
But Pellie keeps on going.
She even sings a song.
A little voice says,
"You can do it!"
And Pellie keeps on running. . . . She runs, runs, runs.
She runs right to it.
Pellie finishes a marathon!

Quotes about "Pellie Runs A Marathon"

"Mrs. Craemer, We read your book, Pellie Runs A Marathon. We loved the pages in your book. We liked Pellie The Duck. The pictures are very nice. We learned about marathons. We hope to run in a race this Spring. We think we "can do it"." -- Letter from Mrs. Kosloff's Kindergarten Children, Marlton, New Jersey

"Hi Michele: Please consider this a fan letter. My husband bought the Pellie book for me a few years ago...I take it with me to every marathon I run - Pellie is my 'visual aid' for running. Thank you from this soon to be 50 year old runner." -- Ellen Lyons, Quincy, MA

"Part "Make Way for Ducklings" and part "The Little Engine That Could", Craemer's book traces a plucky duck's journey from start to finish in rhyme..." -- Boston Sunday Globe

"Reading this book gave me the chills... I am always trying to succinctly explain to others how running teaches you so many life lessons, in hopes that they will understand my passion for the sport - but it is challenging to do this! Michele Craemer's book perfectly demonstrates the relationship between running & life in such a way that people of all ages can understand." -- Jessica Blake, 1st MA female finisher in the Boston Marathon

"Michele has a passion both for children and the sport of running. This passion is evident in the journey of Pellie throughout the pages of Pellie Runs a Marathon. I know of no other book that so positively expresses the joys and simplicity of running in a manner the toddler can understand." -- Kevin Tordoff, Senior Director of Marketing Communications, Saucony, Inc.