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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I love this book so much. Even though it's a children's book, it is good for adults also.
This is a wonderful middle grade book about growing and discovering the world and one's own abilities.
I read this in a couple days on vacation, despite having 2 kids to run after. It's that quick and engrossing of a read! I wouldn't call it the best written book ever, but it has a great message about self sufficiency and what's important in life. Even though it would probably be considered a "girl book," I hope I can get my boys to read it (or read it with me) when they are older.
I seem to be on a tear of reading books from the turn of the last century, and I was pleasantly surprised at how accessible this book still is. I learned, on completion, that the reason it seems to be so modern, even today, is that the author was an advocate for women's rights, and the Montessori system of teaching.
This is a jolly little story, in the words of the author, and you see how a child of what is now known as a helicopter parent, goes from having everything done to her, to learning how to do things for herself. Great fun as she figures these things out and thinks "what would cousin Ann do" to figure out how to handle the situations that life throws at her.
This is a jolly little story, in the words of the author, and you see how a child of what is now known as a helicopter parent, goes from having everything done to her, to learning how to do things for herself. Great fun as she figures these things out and thinks "what would cousin Ann do" to figure out how to handle the situations that life throws at her.
Read aloud with Emma, but Ben listened and Abby confessed (near the end) that she was listening from the other room, too. Great book!
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This is one of my oldest books on my bookcases (my edition a 1917 copy), and I loved the story! I thought it was so cute and just a classic writing style/story because of when it was written. I think this story would also be good for younger girls with a similar age to the main character. My favorite part of the story was when the main character and other school girls went about helping a little boy who didn't have clothes or even a respectable father/dead mother. Overall, this was a good quick little read. It is more for the younger audience, but since I want all of my books on my bookcases read, including my older ones, it was perfect!
At times I thought it was a bit "preachy" trying to make a point in favor of a specific education style, and it made me wonder if the story was constructed in order to favor that, but I also enjoyed just living those new experiences with Betsy as well, having felt many similar experiences in my own childhood. By the end it was a very cozy-feeling book.
Read aloud to my 8 year old daughter and 10 year old son. We all loved it, even my son! The story follows spoiled, coddled Betsy as she leaves the (over) protective shirts of Aunt Francis to stay with the Putney relations on a farm in Vermont. Betsy finds her own two feet in this delightful story. The narrator talks directly to the reader, which makes for a fantastic read aloud. I can’t recommend this book enough. It has become one of my favorite classic children’s books. This will be one that I will reread. It’s a book friend.