Spelling of her name may be incorrect. She is an only child, who lives in a big house, she is privilidged! but lonely. I remember that she may have been sick or handicapped in some way. She looks forward to visits from two neighborhood children. I read this book in the 50’s or late 40’s.
As a child I was gifted a hard cover picture book, written in the late 40’s or 50’s. It contained wonderful pencil-drawn illustrations of sleek and aerodynamic autos of that era. They were drawn from the perspective of a child viewing from a sidewalk in a busy city. I do not recall the name of the book, or even the story, but I have vivid memories of the drawings.
I’m looking for a collection of children’s short stories that my mom read as a child (either read herself or had them read to her – her memory is fuzzy). She was born in 1944. She remembers illustrations in the book and the book having a story about a fox and a little red hen. Any information or leads you can provide would be awesome!
This was a book for young children, maybe no text, all photos, not drawings. 1946-1955. Two Japanese children walking in the woods, by streams, gardens. The book was bigger than a Golden Book, maybe 10×10 inches.
children’s chapter book, 1946-1955. Young Japanese girl receives choc. bar from Am. soldier. Gives to father and grandfather to eat, keeps only the wrapping to smell. Mother almost dies traveling to find rice to feed her family. The occupation from the Japanse child’s perspective..
1940s?? Children’s Christmas book about forest animals scattered during a forest fire..a little critter is separated from his mom..kidlet ends up in tree house with other critters…pedlar arrives selling stuff…comes back Christmas day with kidlet’s mom. I think kidlet lost a mitten in the fire??
A haughty girl is sent to a farm where she learns modesty and discipline.
I am trying to locate a book for a friend. The title is not known and it was probably published in the late1940’s or early 1950’s. Some Disney friends went looking for gold in the Yukon and ran into Peg-Leg Pete. While trying to escape him one of the friends shook hands with a totem pole and a trap door opened up to save them from Peg-Leg.
The book is probably from the forties and is about two little girls who are best friends and almost like twins. I distinctly remember that they wear blue checked dresses or aprons and I remember a scene involving one of their cellar doors.
Circa 1945-60. Main character: Petey/Pete, youngest child of rather large family. Chapter book. Scenes include: Christmas he just wants a little matchbox car, gets many; snow day makes a quilt with siblings; likes milkman’s mule and visits his farm, meets family (including daughter, I think).