Reviews

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

blairsatellite's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jennifermilanovic's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

2.0

the_herbal_carnivore's review against another edition

4.0

My children rated it ☆☆☆☆
It was a charming little book with funny characters, delightful characters, and even characters that made you groan {we're looking at you little Miss Polly Pepper and all your whining!} My children enjoyed listening to all the little stories the Pepper children had in this book.

evaphoenix's review against another edition

3.0

Great positive social modeling (empathy, helpfulness, diligence, support of family members). Being kind and cheerful and hardworking pays off with good luck, more convincingly than Cinderella. Some sketchy handling of children toddling off with strange men--in one case, one was apparently a bad guy, but the rest (the ones who weren't Gypsies, maybe?) were fine! Archaic language, social norms, and technology may require pauses for explanation to kids.

misspearch's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

juani's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

apochemu's review against another edition

2.0

Gabe gave this 3 stars but I'm dropping it to 2. We both found it rather boring. The stories were so pointless. The kids were sickly sweet to each other. Sorry, but no siblings love each other that much... It just felt so long with nothing happening and the writing wasn't great either. Very much "tell" rather than "show" and a lot of it was spent saying who was talking.

bluebell4's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

It was so stinkin cute!

bellareadsfattybooks's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars.

Little Women 2.0 but not as good, it was a nice read though!

cimorene1558's review against another edition

3.0

Very dear to me during childhood, but I admit that it's not actually a great book.