Sometimes the simplest things lead to very interesting discoveries. During the course of a work project, I ran across this book. Do you recognize the name? Me neither. So, since our curator is out of town, I went to google and was fascinated by what I found. First, this book was an advertising premium. If [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Frances Hodgson Burnett’
Shopping with your favorite characters
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brownie, collectibles, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Palmer Cox, Pollyanna on May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Not quite the Secret Garden, but close enough
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Lennox, The Secret Garden on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I bought my house, just over a year ago, there were many things that I knew I would enjoy. I knew I would like finally having colors on the walls, rather than apartment white and/or beige. I knew I would like decorating. I knew I would like having a decent sized kitchen. Here’s what [...]
What’s left out. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I know the tagline at the top of my blog says “Everything I need to know about history, I learned through children’s literature.” And I stand by my claim that my reading of certain books (over and over and over again) helped form my love of history. But in reading books like A Little Princess [...]
Trying to remember the first time. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A Little Princess, Anne Shirley, Frances Hodgson Burnett on February 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I wish I was one of those people that could remember exactly how old I was when I read key books of my childhood. I’ve been slowly reading Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book by Anita Silvey, and there are lots and lots of essays that include something like “I [...]
Isn’t that romantic?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Little House, All-of-a-Knd Family, L. M. Montgomery, Maud Hart Lovelace, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Betsy Ray, Anne Shirley, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Sydney Taylor, The Secret Garden on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Minnesota Post recently made a list of best Dynamic Duos–in movies, literature, history, etc. And on it, much to the pleasure of the Betsy-Tacy Society and other BT fans is Betsy and Joe as “Literary Romantic Couples”–alongside some couples that are definitely not found in children’s literature. And though I certainly adore the fact [...]
The best presents. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Little House, Little Women, A Little Princess, Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery, Maud Hart Lovelace, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ruth Sawyer, Heaven to Betsy, Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Betsy and Joe, Roller Skates on December 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I admit it–my favorite part of Christmas just might be presents. And it’s not so much the receiving (though don’t get me wrong–I do love receiving), but the giving. It’s the joy in finding just the right thing, something that is more than the sum of its parts, and seeing the reaction when it hits its mark. [...]
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