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Rathmann graduated from Mounds View High School in New Brighton, Minnesota, then attended colleges everywhere, changing her major repeatedly. In the winter we sculpted giant snow animals. ![]() "In the summer we lolled in plastic wading pools guzzling Kool-Aid. Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in the suburbs with two brothers and two sisters. Caldecott-medalist Peggy Rathmann was born in St. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His dog is curled up next to him enjoying the warmth of the covers. ![]() It is early morning and the paperboy is lying comfortably asleep in his bed. The name of this delightful book is “The Paperboy.” Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated an acclaimed picture book on this subject. So paper routes seem like simple things, but many children learned maturity and the important fact that “money doesn’t grow on trees” from these activities. They learned self-discipline, personal motivation and the important fact that things don’t get done without initiative. 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