Strawberry Girl was the first novel I read by children’s book author and illustrator Lois Lenski (October 14, 1893 – September 11, 1974). I read the book in the fifth grade in secret, because with its pink cover, not to mention title, was girly. At the time, I was in the process of reading books ...
“It don’t matter what happens, if you’re only strong and have great courage.”Molly’s life at home before being kidnapped: “There was always a load of anxiety there, reflected in her mother’s face and her father’s stern words. A load of worry which pressed down up on her naturally light spirits an...
The story follows a young boy through one growing season on a corn farm in Iowa. Dick Hoffman loves to drive the new tractor and to care for the farm animals. A quaint depiction of the simple pleasures of farm life.
ME—EH!” BLEATED MISSY in the trailer. “We must stop at a feed store and get some grain to feed that goat,” said Mama. “We must milk her too.” “If she’ll let us,” said Joe Bob. “Course she’ll let us milk her,” said Judy. They had been riding most of the day, through many towns and past many lakes ...
“A knock came at the door. I was so scared, I was shaking.” “I saw the neighbor kids in the water, going down and coming back up.” “My mother felt bad. She lost her big Bible.” “I never saw our house after it went, but my father did. The water took it away at nine in the morning. It went floating...
said Mama the next morning. The children began to wail, but it did no good. “I’ll get the ice and my groceries as quick as I can,” said Mama, “and Daddy will ask the man at the fish market to call a gas truck.” “As soon as I fill up with gas,” said Daddy, “we’ll start down river. This is a bad pl...
LITTLE TURTLE, THE INDIAN boy, heard the faltering words and hurried faster. The new captive girl was singing. She was singing a strange song of the white people. She must be happy today. She had put her sorrow aside at last. It had not taken Little Turtle long to find out that when the white gir...