This book (which seemed old when my grandmother read it to me in the 1960’s) was about a little boy who had a bag of cookies that he gave away one-by-one on his walk home leaving one for himself when he arrived home. I’m confident the postman got one.
My husband (currently 62) fondly remembers a short book about a retired train engineer who was bored at home.
The engineer’s wife suggested he build a backyard railway – which he did – and the neighbourhood children flocked to it for rides and happy times.
This made the retired train engineer very happy and no longer bored.
Sorry I have nothing more to go on other than the book would have been purchased in Montreal, Quebec (in English, not in French) and it may have a
British connection as Andrew’s parents were born in England and moved to Canada in the late 1940’s.
Any assistance you can offer in helping me to locate this book would be invaluable as Andrew is an only child and both his parents have passed on.
It is a memory he speaks of often and I would dearly love to find the book for him.
The book I’m searching for is one I read as a girl. It was an old book then. I was reading it in the early 1950’s.
All I recall of it was a story of a brother and sister who had to make a perilous journey by foot, crossing a mountain range somewhere in Europe. They had the help of a kindly woman who sewed coins for the trip into the darts of the sister’s dress. This was so no one would steal their money. After they left her they made it to safety on the other side of the mountains.
The book was a standard size hardback, with a faded cover, as I remember it. I borrowed it several times from my aunt, who treasured the book.
I so enjoyed reading this book in grade school (mid to late 1960’s). It was about a young girl whose mother or grandmother had a large boardinghouse with many renters. The story’s timeline may have been in the 1940’s or 1950’s (it could have been during WWII). I don’t think it was based on a true story.
There was either an elderly gentleman or an elderly woman who the little girl was fond of. Naturally, she interacted with many of the boarders. I remember thinking that this house was quite large with many rooms and as a child, I wished my house was that big. I believed she had a friend that she walked to school with. Her mother may have been a WWII widow, as I don’t recall her having a father.
I don’t know what it was that drew me into this story as much as it did, if it was the story-line or the many characters or if it was the girl herself, I’m not sure. What I do know is that fifty years have passed and even now, at age 57, I still think about this little girl and her boarders. It must have been a wonderful tale for me to still think about it after all these years and more importantly, to ask for help – to help me solve this mystery, as it is.
Thank you in advance!
My mom is looking for a book from her early childhood that was destroyed in a fire. She was born in 1952 in Ohio. So this book was probably from the 50s. She cannot remember the name of the book. It was probably an early/easy reader (and not a baby book or chapter book).
The story is about a young girl who befriends an otter. That’s all I know.
I am looking for a children’s book that is a collection of biographies of heroes, both female and male, that was published before 1955. I believe it had a gold cover. Biographies included such people as Harriet Tubman, Father Damien, and many others, each about 4-6 or more pages long.
A chapter book (possibly), with green binding, printed pre-1950s I’d say. Suitable for the 8-12 group, I think. It’s about a girl who is home (possibly sick), and goes outside. The garden is described beautifully with winding stone or brick pathways, and as she walks down them, she finds fairies among the plantings.
My favorite story in the 1950’s. I remember it as “Rob Roy & Puss the Cat.” Story of a boy (Rob Roy?) and a cat (Puss The Cat?) who eat the alphabet (Because they are so poor?) May be a story within a collection of stories.
My brother and I are searching for a childhood book. I remember having the book read to me when I was two, so about 1957. It was a story about a nun who made ‘toothsome, savory oh-so delicious pancakes.” I don not remember the title, nor the author. It was a picture book. Not much to go on, but I will not give up, lol.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Children’s book, probably writer in the 40’s or 50’s about two women who were friends when they were younger. They had started a book; one girl would write a chapter and then pass it to the other who would do the same. They had a teacher who they didn’t like. The teacher had hair that was rolled in a bun that looked like sausages. They also painted illustrations for the book on the wax paper the Shredded Wheat biscuit came in.
Thanks!!!