Book Thoughts: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Sidney)

• charming & delightful book written in the late 1800s
• follows day-to-day life of a poor widow and her five children
• uses many antiquated words and phrases, but remains very readable
• language: stupid x1*
• very sweet twist at the end

Type: chapter book
Ages: 4+ (listeners), 8+ (readers)
Author: Margaret Sidney

*I tend to keep notes on children’s books I read and was surprised that I hadn’t made a single note till toward the end. That tells you how few problems there are!

There were quite a few endearing parts which made my mom tears want to gush (and sometimes did indeed break loose), but nothing made my children cry. 😉 They enjoyed the humorous parts and the general story very much. One of the chapters involved a kidnapping, but my youngest didn’t even know that’s what happened, so it obviously more affects the parent than child.

Forget about modern mystery books and fantasy adventures for a moment. Enjoy a calmer yet enjoyable read-aloud with the wonderful Peppers.