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darbyart's review against another edition
4.0
I spent a week or more at my Grandparents during the summer. They had all the Bobbsey Twin books and many Nancy Drew books. So I would lay in my Grandmother's garden and read. I remember enjoy all of the adventure of the Bobbsey Twins.
emsley7's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
wintermote's review against another edition
1.0
This review pertains to the original early 1900s edition. YIKES!!! That was a horribly racist book. It’s very eye opening to see how this kind of book was accepted for publication and so incredibly popular! I’m thankful that the 1950s/60s editions were cleaned up a fair amount (though still have some problematic elements). Unfortunately I will be recycling this copy and searching for a later edition.
librarydeb's review against another edition
5.0
Great for family read aloud.
Wonderful book from the Bobbsey Twins Series.
Loved it... again.
Read these when I was a little girl and still have some of the hardback originals that I got as a child.
The younger twins really do get in a lot of trouble, but they really don't mean to...
"'Well, don't do it again,' said Mrs. Bobbsey. She always said that, whenever either set of twins did things they ought not to do, and each time they promised to mind. But the trouble was they hardly ever did the same thing twice. And as there were so many things to do, Mrs. Bobbsey could not think of the all, so she could not tell Nan and Bert, Flossie and Freddie not to do them." (location 632)
"'Oh, you shouldn't have gone in wading!' cried Mrs. Bobbsey.
'You didn't tell me not to - not today you didn't tell me," Freddie defended himself.
'No, because I didn't think you'd do such a thing,' replied his mother. 'I can't tell you every day the different things you mustn't do - there are too many of them.'
'But there are so many things we can do too - oh, just lots of them.'
'Yes, and the things we may do and the things we're not to do are just awful hard to tell apart sometimes, Momsie,' put in Flossie.
'Yes'm, they are,' added Freddie. 'And how is a feller and his sister to know every single time what they're to do and what they're not to do?'
'Suppose you try stopping before you do a thing to ask yourselves whether you ought to do it or not, and not wait until after the thing is done to ask yourselves that question,' suggested Mrs. Bobbsey. That might help some." (location 1633)
A lovely book about a camping trip on an island during summer vacation. Delightful!!
Wonderful book from the Bobbsey Twins Series.
Loved it... again.
Read these when I was a little girl and still have some of the hardback originals that I got as a child.
The younger twins really do get in a lot of trouble, but they really don't mean to...
"'Well, don't do it again,' said Mrs. Bobbsey. She always said that, whenever either set of twins did things they ought not to do, and each time they promised to mind. But the trouble was they hardly ever did the same thing twice. And as there were so many things to do, Mrs. Bobbsey could not think of the all, so she could not tell Nan and Bert, Flossie and Freddie not to do them." (location 632)
"'Oh, you shouldn't have gone in wading!' cried Mrs. Bobbsey.
'You didn't tell me not to - not today you didn't tell me," Freddie defended himself.
'No, because I didn't think you'd do such a thing,' replied his mother. 'I can't tell you every day the different things you mustn't do - there are too many of them.'
'But there are so many things we can do too - oh, just lots of them.'
'Yes, and the things we may do and the things we're not to do are just awful hard to tell apart sometimes, Momsie,' put in Flossie.
'Yes'm, they are,' added Freddie. 'And how is a feller and his sister to know every single time what they're to do and what they're not to do?'
'Suppose you try stopping before you do a thing to ask yourselves whether you ought to do it or not, and not wait until after the thing is done to ask yourselves that question,' suggested Mrs. Bobbsey. That might help some." (location 1633)
A lovely book about a camping trip on an island during summer vacation. Delightful!!
lindz's review against another edition
5.0
This a fun filled Classic. The kids in this book go to Blueberry Island and find a Mystery. Though before they do they are in a mystery before leaving.
The two sets of twins are independent and though they also follow though with listening to their father and mother. To start this book they see the caravans that they think that are a part of the curious well the little twins do. There father comes home to find out what the problem is in the street near this house.
This book is great for children and quite enjoyable. I would recommend it.
The two sets of twins are independent and though they also follow though with listening to their father and mother. To start this book they see the caravans that they think that are a part of the curious well the little twins do. There father comes home to find out what the problem is in the street near this house.
This book is great for children and quite enjoyable. I would recommend it.
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