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A review by afardo
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
3.0
From a Different Time
I know this review is sentimental in nature but my grandmother read this to me when I was little. Yes, the characters are dated. Yes, they let children get in cars with strangers. But this is a remnant from a kinder and gentler time. Obviously, I didn’t enjoy this as much as an adult but books like this often don’t translate to adulthood. I do still love the happy story of Polly and her little family and think the world might be just a bit better if we employed the kindness portrayed in this book. Realistic? Probably not but in my idealistic mind’s eye, yes!
I know this review is sentimental in nature but my grandmother read this to me when I was little. Yes, the characters are dated. Yes, they let children get in cars with strangers. But this is a remnant from a kinder and gentler time. Obviously, I didn’t enjoy this as much as an adult but books like this often don’t translate to adulthood. I do still love the happy story of Polly and her little family and think the world might be just a bit better if we employed the kindness portrayed in this book. Realistic? Probably not but in my idealistic mind’s eye, yes!