Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Review: Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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I had this book growing up and I absolutely loved it. Thank you for bringing back the memories!
ReplyDeleteI love this book! There is a lot of wisdom there, especially about kids and learning.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this book before, but I agree it does sound like a sweet book.
ReplyDeleteOne of my childhood favorites, re-read many times.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! I read this as a child, and then read it again six years ago.
ReplyDeleteI went back in my journal and found this:
"Though I didn't feel this was an excellent book, I really enjoyed it very much. It was funny to see something in the book referred to as old-fashioned, and the book itself published in 1916!
Even then, so long ago, there was the city/country difference. The book
begins in the city where frail Elizabeth lives with older relatives. Because of an illness in the family, she must go live in Vermont with country relatives. This is a lovely story of the healing power of the country, the outdoors, the working life, and the way children can do all kinds of things. A bit of a morality story, with annoying interruptions by the author in her voice, which is why I couldn't give it an A." (I gave it a B+)
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ReplyDeletenever read before,sounds good. thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have never hear of this one. Sounds like just a nice book.
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