Comments on: Classic Children's Books By The Decade: 1900s

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:20:29 +0000

I still remember the feelings of the childhood books, I can't forget those feelings. Books that you listed in the article are really amazing!

By: Teacher Looking for Inspiration

Teacher Looking for Inspiration — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:44:24 +0000

In reply to Denise. You’re probably thinking of the book “The Gingerbread House” by Catherine Mais published in 1920. It’s out of print I’m afraid and rather hard to find.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:03:43 +0000

In reply to Sevi. Hi, my addition of age recommendations is fairly recent so the older lists like this one won't include them. In general I include age recommendations (on newer lists) when I think it is important. For example, if a particularly sensitive topic is addressed. Otherwise, I don't want people to feel as though they are limited by age - but I get that they are helpful for parents, so I am trying to be more mindful - but it is impossible for me to go back over 300 lists to add them in. I'm sure you understand! For Peter Pan, I recommend it for ages 7/8 and up. I only recommend it as a read aloud because parents will need to mitigate and discuss the racist elements in the book. I hope this is helpful. Thanks for your comment!

By: Sevi

Sevi — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 02:17:20 +0000

I came to this page after searching "peter pan" wondering about your thoughts on age level. I notice that some of your pages have age recommendations (and are even listed in increasing age order) and others do not. I thought it might be worth commenting to say I greatly appreciate the age content commentary and recommendations.

By: Elaine Leahy

Elaine Leahy — Fri, 08 May 2020 15:10:31 +0000

I have been looking for a book I read as a child. My mother brought boxes of old novels from her mother's house, so I believe it was written in the early 1900s. It was about an orphan girl who lived with an aunt in a big house in Pride's Crossing, Massachusetts. I may have it mixed up with some other stories, but I seem to remember the house had a little shop in it. I also read a series about Girl Scouts (which even I knew reading it in the early 60s was ridiculously outdated with everyone having a maid do their ironing) but I read them with great fascination.

By: Renai. Nelson

Renai. Nelson — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 03:25:47 +0000

I wonder if everyone has that one book from their childhood that made a lasting impression, yet the title escapes them as an adult. My brother and I have searched for years for a book our mother used to read to us. We both remember that it had a brownie (irish/englis h elf type.creature) and a boy. The illustration we most vividly remember was an underground cave with a body.of water running through it. There was.a.boat on the water they were boarding . It was dark, yet illuminated by lamps on the boat and being carried by the boy. We seem to remember this was just one of the stories in this book.of different stories. Our mother commonly checked out foreign books from the library, and the brownie.is found in many European tomes. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:46:35 +0000

Can you help? Looking for this book 1890-1930
There was a children's book, pub 1890s-1930s? Two kids, boy&girl - go to outer space, meet the Roman Gods/Goddesses, Mercury was their guide?

By: Laura Montgomery

Laura Montgomery — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:56:12 +0000

I love "Five Children and It"! If I remember correctly, I found it at a thrift store. It's part of my collection and always will be.

By: Ellen Keyes

Ellen Keyes — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:24:30 +0000

Have you read the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome? I am sad I didn't know about them when my boys were younger. The author is exceedingly interesting, too! He was a journalist/spy in Russia.

By: Kate Wilson

Kate Wilson — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 05:44:53 +0000

In reply to Tharilyn. Could it be “Lad: A Dog” written by Albert Payson Terhune in 1919?