I have been looking for a book from my childhood about a young girl’s first train ride. I’m thing it could have been copyrighted in ‘50’s or ‘60’s. I loved it & recently rode the train from Kansas City to Chicago. It brought back memories of this book.
I am a 74 year old woman who remembers some details about a children’s picture book my mother read to me. Actually, this was one of the many books we read that helped me learn how to read before entering kindergarten.
Unfortunately, soon after I was married, my parents’ basement flooded and all my books were lost. I think about this one often. If one has knowledge of a picture book where the child dreams of everything being pink( clouds, dresses, food) I would greatly appreciate their info.
The book was hardcover, dark blue, large (10″ x 7″) about 1″ thick. The characters in the story: Fritz, a workman who has restored a venerable steam locomotive, a boy who takes the locomotive on a trip across the United States.
The locomotive cannot stop, but can slow down for a variety of adventures, such as traveling through the New York subway, and rescuing people from a forest fire (perhaps inspired by the fire at Pestigo, WI). Upon return, Fritz announces that the “bearings are burned out,” and the final picture shows the locomotive’s diamond stack off to one side, and a deer’s skull and antlers on the wall.
This book was in my Grandmother’s home in Berkeley, California. I would have paded through it when I was six in 1949. I was overseas in the Army when she died. The house, and all the books, were sold.
I am looking for a children’s counting book which was a story about a mother hedgehog and her 10 children. She counts as she puts them to bed. On the last page it say something like “ten happy hedgehogs, one happy family.” I read this to my kids approximately 1978. I have looked everywhere and can’t find it.
A Children’s book from the mid-50s to 60s about a small dog who is adopted by a circus. Every night he gets a bone from the cook, who says, “To a good dog, a good bone!” He buries it but can’t find it in the morning, getting more and more upset until one night he stays up and realizes the circus moves during the night. He perks up, realizing that since the circus does a circuit, he’ll have a bone to dig up in every town! I believe the illustrations are charcoal, black and white.
Looking for a children's book series I read in the 50s about a Jewish elementary school girl and her family and life. I got it in the school library and recall there were several volumes. That's all I can remember!
All I can remember is that a young girl explores an old abandoned Victorian house and finds a feather bracelet. When she puts on the bracelet she goes back in time. I cannot remember what happens to her while she goes back in time. I know she does it quite a few times going back and forth.
I sure hope you can help me out on this one!
I read this fantasy book in late 80s/early 90s as a child. Featured a brother and sister. At least one had magic (maybe both). I believe brother had a magic scepter. Possibly had a large bird they rode to get to places. The cover may have shown the brother with the scepter riding the bird, but I may just be making that up. Good luck and thank you!
I am looking for a book, possibly found on Google Advanced Book Search or Amazon, where John Watson, Jr., Watson’s Son, returns from a war in Afghanistan. He’s suffering from the effects of gas during the war, so he comes to work as assistant to Holmes.
The book wasn’t written by Doyle. Nor do I believe that it was written by Leonard Goldberg.
The book might have been an ebook, a regular book or a story that was independently published. It wasn’t fanfiction. If anyone could help me find this book, I would greatly appreciate it! 🙂