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A review by rachelb36
The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in Washington by Laura Lee Hope
3.0
3.5 stars
The Bobbsey Twins (Freddie and Flossie, age 6, and Bert and Nan, age 12) go on a school trip to Washington, D.C. and try to solve two crimes while they're there!
It was a cute book, and well-written, but I couldn't get over how the twins (even the six year old ones!) were allowed to wander the city alone. I can't see this happening even in 1963, especially since one of the crimes they were trying to solve was a real, "grown-up" theft and not just a neighborhood mystery.
I read this aloud to my 6- and 8-year-old nieces, who really enjoyed the story. I enjoyed watching them figure out certain clues and theorizing about what might happen next.
This book was technically first written in 1919, but was completely rewritten in 1963. I read the 1963 version and it's so drastically different I don't see how it can be referred to as the same book. Many of the other reviews about this book are about the 1919 edition and the mishaps that readers mentioned are not included in this updated edition. (This hasn't affected my rating at all, I just think it's interesting to note.)
The Bobbsey Twins (Freddie and Flossie, age 6, and Bert and Nan, age 12) go on a school trip to Washington, D.C. and try to solve two crimes while they're there!
It was a cute book, and well-written, but I couldn't get over how the twins (even the six year old ones!) were allowed to wander the city alone. I can't see this happening even in 1963, especially since one of the crimes they were trying to solve was a real, "grown-up" theft and not just a neighborhood mystery.
I read this aloud to my 6- and 8-year-old nieces, who really enjoyed the story. I enjoyed watching them figure out certain clues and theorizing about what might happen next.
This book was technically first written in 1919, but was completely rewritten in 1963. I read the 1963 version and it's so drastically different I don't see how it can be referred to as the same book. Many of the other reviews about this book are about the 1919 edition and the mishaps that readers mentioned are not included in this updated edition. (This hasn't affected my rating at all, I just think it's interesting to note.)