W. G. Van de Hulst. Book 14. This story is about a little dog, told from his point of view. His owner is a mean man living on a houseboat. But Binky runs away and suffers through the cold with … Read More
W. G. Van de Hulst. Stories Children Love series, book 9. A delightful story of a boy and his dog, written as from the little dog’s point of view. Fik doesn’t understand why he cannot be with John when John … Read More
Hector Malot. This is a story of an “orphan” boy. When he is eight, he finds out that the woman he thought was his mother is not. He had been found abandoned as a baby, and had been kept with … Read More
Hector Malot. Thirteen-year-old Perrine arrives in Paris with her sick mother. They want to get to her dead father’s relatives north of Paris before their money and health run out. However, the mother dies while still in the city, so … Read More
Three mischievous boys, an equally mischievous little pig, a little girl wandering where she shouldn’t – these all combine to give the church caretaker a lot of trouble, especially since he was already grumpy over his missing glasses. But then … Read More
Davy and Tom find a secret hiding place in Farmer Cooper’s woods. They have great adventures there, but they know they shouldn’t be trespassing, and they took some things that weren’t theirs. They were even late for school! Will the … Read More
W.G. Van de Hulst. Stories Children Love series, book 4. Three children are on their way home from Grandma’s house. In their basket is a special surprise. Instructed to go home by the highway and to not open the basket, … Read More
W. G. Van de Hulst. The princess in the castle delights to see the light from the little house of the woodchopper. It seems like a star. The woodchopper’s little boy delights to see the bright light from the castle. … Read More
W.G. Van de Hulst. Stories Children Love series, book 15. Three little sisters are walking down the path, pulling a wagon. Their little brother is riding in the wagon. They see an open gate at the edge of the Baron’s … Read More
W.G. Van de Hulst. Stories Children Love series, book 2. To go to Grandmother’s house, Bob, Betsy, and Benjamin have to go through the woods. In the woods there are unseen eyes on the three children – the eyes of … Read More