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All About Little Boy Blue, by Emma Gelders Sterne – 1924 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My copy was owned by Lois Jane Zimmermann. This tiny book explains the truth about Little Boy Blue. He is not lazy! Let me relate to you the real story! One day Little Boy Blue’s (it is stated that he is called Little … Continue reading All About Little Boy Blue
A Daughter of Fife (1886) by Amelia E. Barr ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7062/7062-h/7062-h.htm In this review I state a few key elements of the story, and if you are planning to read this book (I highly suggest you do!) you may want to just open up this link and dive in. I know you won’t regret it. It’s … Continue reading A Daughter of Fife
The Little Colonel (1935) by Annie Fellows Johnston ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a really cute book. It was originally written in 1895, but the copy I have is the 1935 photoplay edition with photos of the Shirley Temple film inserted. Unfortunately, my copy does not have its dust jacket. This is what the dust cover would have … Continue reading The Little Colonel
Mighty Mouse and the Scared Scarecrow (1954) by Felix Sutton ⭐ This Terry – Toon book is really not that great of a story, and I’m sorry, but that is a very poor depiction of Mighty Mouse! ….but, the pictures are in lovely full color so it has that going for it. It’s about a scarecrow … Continue reading Mighty Mouse and the Scared Scarecrow
King of the Golden River (1886) by John Ruskin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is on gutenberg. Of course, this is not the same copy, but it’s the same story.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/701/701-h/701-h.htm I have two editions of this, one is 1886 and the other is 1946. I opted to read the older publication. This edition, labeled ‘Classics for Children’, was … Continue reading King of the Golden River
The Money Moon (1911) by Jeffery Farnol ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10418 This was so fantastic; I loved it from beginning to end. It’s a romance novel, but not one of those sloppy lovey-dovey types of romance novels. It’s one of those that grabs you by the heart in many parts of the story. The Money Moon is … Continue reading The Money Moon
Poems In Praise of Practically Nothing (1928) by Samuel Hoffenstein ⭐⭐ It’s a collection of poems, and I give it a two star rating, because given the size of the book, I didn’t like enough of the rhymes to give it more stars. It’s an unremarkable poem book with some mildly interesting wit, and I kind … Continue reading Poems In Praise of Practically Nothing
Let’s Travel On (1940) – Arthur I. Gates & Jean Ayer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://archive.org/details/letstravelon00gate This one’s a school book with lots of great stories and beautiful pictures. After each entry/story there are even suggested activities and questions to consider. It includes where the story came from, who wrote it, and even tells which books to find … Continue reading Let’s Travel On
Today we will be talking about a cookbook called Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation. (1959) The front cover is simple, with three teens on the front. On closer inspection, one is left wondering, “What are they doing?!” I have had this cookbook for over ten years, and I have apparently never really looked at the picture. … Continue reading Teen Time Cooking With Carnation
Donald Duck in Frontierland (1957) by Revena ⭐⭐⭐ This Tell-A-Tale book is stated as being authored by simply ‘Revena’. This one’s kind of cute. Huey, Louie, and Dewey are up to their old tricks again! The three want to ride in Donald’s stagecoach, and they suppose that he won’t collect fares since they are family. But, … Continue reading Donald Duck in Frontierland