A review by crizzle
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

3.0

First published in 1881 - vintage girl reading! Reread after 20 years, this time with my daughter, who was as delighted with it as I was a couple decades ago. Reading it now I find it's like a fairytale look at poverty... it makes being poor seem enchanting. Also, as an adult, it's sad to see little Polly having the burden of parenting on her ten year old shoulders. Where is her childhood? Not to mention Ben's, but Polly is kind of the star. But it's made to look kind of magical and as a kid you're left wishing you had little siblings to mother and food to bake with few ingredients.