tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post5685303369205224685..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: Friday's "Forgotten" Books - Children's TitlesLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-46237496018503179732008-07-10T07:57:00.000-05:002008-07-10T07:57:00.000-05:00Les,You really think they're worth something? I d...Les,<BR/><BR/>You really think they're worth something? I don't know. Between our two families, those books were well-read.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-28830690574361788082008-07-08T16:53:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:53:00.000-05:00Wow! I would bet that collection of books is worth...Wow! I would bet that collection of books is worth a bit now!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-83603414999364628662008-07-08T16:45:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:45:00.000-05:00Anytime, Les!My sister mentioned The Bobbsey Twins...Anytime, Les!<BR/><BR/>My sister mentioned The Bobbsey Twins, too, which I read, but, like you, the Hollisters were my favorite. My other sister, Linda, wrote, and said her friend still has the series we borrowed for our trip.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-89635131422040904162008-07-08T16:41:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:41:00.000-05:00I only read a handful of Nancy Drew books as a chi...I only read a handful of Nancy Drew books as a child, but The Happy Hollisters were definitely among my favorites. I remember checking out several copies at a time when we'd visit our public library in Pullman, Washington (back in 1972). I devoured those books! Loved The Bobbsey Twins, All-of-A-Kind Family, and Trixie Belden, but the Hollisters were my favorite. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-71232090617279286172008-07-05T16:17:00.000-05:002008-07-05T16:17:00.000-05:00Ann,I'm sure some of it is your doing. Someone ha...Ann,<BR/><BR/>I'm sure some of it is your doing. Someone has to introduce kids to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and tell them why they might like the books. That's definitely you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-36820916991179467532008-07-05T12:40:00.000-05:002008-07-05T12:40:00.000-05:00ps. ^ That was meps. ^ That was meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-54353046564126660622008-07-05T12:37:00.000-05:002008-07-05T12:37:00.000-05:00Every library I have worked in has the set of Mrs....Every library I have worked in has the set of Mrs. PW and they circulate...but maybe that is my doing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-13712726531614867182008-07-04T23:42:00.000-05:002008-07-04T23:42:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm so sorry Elizabeth doesn't like Mrs. Piggl...Oh, I'm so sorry Elizabeth doesn't like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Darn! Well, at least we all enjoyed them.<BR/><BR/>I liked the Bobbsey Twins, too, and read tons of them. But, the Happy Hollisters were my favorite.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-61933777796990923542008-07-04T13:51:00.000-05:002008-07-04T13:51:00.000-05:00Lesa--I bought the whole set of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle...Lesa--I bought the whole set of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle for Elizabeth and she just hasn't seemed to enjoy them the way we did. I was so excited when they were offered as a set in her Scholastic magazine one month. The stories are a little dated, but, like you, I still love The Radish Cure. <BR/><BR/>We liked the Happy Hollisters, but what about the Bobsey Twins!<BR/><BR/>ChristieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-48989443199597067802008-07-04T12:25:00.001-05:002008-07-04T12:25:00.001-05:00Thanks, Carol! I guess Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle isn't a...Thanks, Carol! I guess Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle isn't as forgotten as I thought. And, it's nice to know someone else liked The Radish Cure!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-23612794654499275442008-07-04T12:25:00.000-05:002008-07-04T12:25:00.000-05:00Thanks, Carol! I guess Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle isn't a...Thanks, Carol! I guess Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle isn't as forgotten as I thought. And, it's nice to know someone else liked The Radish Cure!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-59552890072159570712008-07-04T12:24:00.000-05:002008-07-04T12:24:00.000-05:00You're welcome, Terrie.I think the Happy Hollister...You're welcome, Terrie.<BR/><BR/>I think the Happy Hollister series, not Nancy Drew, instilled a love of mysteries in me. I read them before I read Nancy Drew.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-39519146569253268422008-07-04T12:23:00.000-05:002008-07-04T12:23:00.000-05:00Todd,When I was a kid (mid-sixties, not seventies)...Todd,<BR/><BR/>When I was a kid (mid-sixties, not seventies), Snow Treasure was still supposed to be a true story.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad it was one of your favorite WWII stories, too.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-37038905906425945762008-07-04T11:56:00.000-05:002008-07-04T11:56:00.000-05:00I'm a big fan of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle! I remember r...I'm a big fan of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle! I remember reading them in grade school and I, too, especially loved the The Radish Cure. I've never forgotten it! My grandchildren are also enjoying those stories!Carol Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018603523305326782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-41280250257539439822008-07-04T11:51:00.000-05:002008-07-04T11:51:00.000-05:00As a grandma, I think you for some great selection...As a grandma, I think you for some great selections.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to see if the Happy Hollisters are still around, at least in the second hand shops.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-58820914884951679702008-07-04T10:15:00.000-05:002008-07-04T10:15:00.000-05:00I must've forgotten any sluglines that claimed SNO...I must've forgotten any sluglines that claimed SNOW TREASURE was a true story...or perhaps by the early-mid '70s editions, Scholastic was willing to fess up that it was a novel. But it and Ian Serrailier's ESCAPE FROM WARSAW/THE SILVER SWORD were my two favorite YA WW2 novels back when.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-40708441677671056722008-07-04T09:57:00.000-05:002008-07-04T09:57:00.000-05:00Lori,I'm glad you liked that story. I'm waiting t...Lori,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you liked that story. I'm waiting to see if my sister, Linda, will remember it! It was her girlfriend's family that gave us all of those Happy Hollister books to take.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about remembering from their "staycations." I do know I remember the books from that trip, while my father swore I missed half the country because I was either sleeping or had my nose in a book.<BR/><BR/>It might be why, when I went to Sedona last year, and thought I was seeing it for the first time, my mother said I'd already been there. I probably "missed" it!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-43676770931995757612008-07-04T09:54:00.000-05:002008-07-04T09:54:00.000-05:00Oh, Maria! I thought the Happy Hollisters were wo...Oh, Maria! I thought the Happy Hollisters were wonderful stories, and probably the first mysteries I ever read. Loved them!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-67747712670354732872008-07-04T09:46:00.000-05:002008-07-04T09:46:00.000-05:00I know this post is mostly about the books, but I ...I know this post is mostly about the books, but I loved the story about the 30 books you took in that van on vacation. I wonder if today's children will have similar stories about the books they took along on their "staycations."Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-45732739302914985082008-07-04T09:42:00.000-05:002008-07-04T09:42:00.000-05:00I loved the Happy Hollisters!!! And I had forgott...I loved the Happy Hollisters!!! And I had forgotten all about them in my doddering old age!!!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-49703613177053344152008-07-04T09:36:00.000-05:002008-07-04T09:36:00.000-05:00Thank you, Bill. I don't have a copy since I alwa...Thank you, Bill. I don't have a copy since I always read a library copy. But, I went back and read it again, and I still enjoyed it.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-43339991055609969522008-07-04T09:16:00.000-05:002008-07-04T09:16:00.000-05:00My wife is a huge fan of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. She ...My wife is a huge fan of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. She still has her copy of the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-20278469210297598702008-07-04T08:10:00.000-05:002008-07-04T08:10:00.000-05:00Well, at least kids now still love them. My child...Well, at least kids now still love them. My children's librarian said to me, what do you mean, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle isn't forgotten!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-37002480047988606862008-07-04T07:42:00.000-05:002008-07-04T07:42:00.000-05:00Lesa-I still have Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and one of th...Lesa-I still have Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and one of the sequels. Loved those books although I'm not sure now that there weren't a reflection of the repressive fifties.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com