I’m searching for an old child’s book about a little Indian girl named Minda. My father bought it used in the 1950s. It was a child’s reader and I remember very colorful. We lived in Ohio and my father had a store where he sold things, like thrift stores today. He was so excited to find it for me. My fathers mother passed away when he was 9 in 1928 her name was Minda. I was named after her. I was always told she was Indian. I think Cherokee. My mother passed away when I was 17 in 1969. I never knew what happened to my book. I’ve searched many years now. Of course both parents are gone. I don’t know the name of the book. I never knew anyone else named Minda but I know there are. I’m hoping you can help me. Thank you.
Stump the Bookseller
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The only thing I can think of that might fit is the Maida series, which of course isn’t the right name….still, just in case, this is a link to a blog about the series.
http://www.ethomsen.com/maida/
The only Minda book I know of is Minda by Kathleen MacKenzie, a British writer….it’s a nice book, girl and pony, but definitely not what you’re in search of.
The Texas Shepherd Girl, published 1942, has a character called Minda, but details are scant. 263 pages.
Also there’s a story called ‘Minda and the Bear’ in a book called ‘Chatterbox’ by John Erskine Clarke, described as “Stories, articles, puzzles, games, and other miscellaneous writings for children”. Published 1915.