The five Mitchell children are based on the author's own family. In the first of three books about their adventures, Daddy has just gone off to Wor...
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Apr 15, 2011
Claire
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AHHH! I used to LOVE these books. I need to track them down and read them again, but I am afraid that my older eyes and world-ravaged soul will not love them as much as I used to. Dramatic? Maybe a little. But this is the first book in three about the cutest little family. I think these even might be out of print...my mom somehow scored them for us and I will be forever grateful that she read them to us when we were little.
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Aug 01, 2011
Trish
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Reviewed for the Logos Library. The children in this story are somewhat undisciplined due to the fact their father is gone to fight in WWII. Parents should take this into account as well as the date it was written: 1945; children today cannot run around the whole town and play in other people's yards, etc. It did remind me of my own childhood and the freedom we had!
Jul 31, 2011
Abigail
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I first read this book when I was 9 years old. Years later my brother and I read it aloud to our family.
Follow the lively and entertaining Mitchell children (all of 5 of them) in their exciting adventures, in the house, outside, in the neighbors yard, etc. This lovely book has two sequels Canadian Summer, and Friendly Gables that I recommend as well.
Follow the lively and entertaining Mitchell children (all of 5 of them) in their exciting adventures, in the house, outside, in the neighbors yard, etc. This lovely book has two sequels Canadian Summer, and Friendly Gables that I recommend as well.
Dec 08, 2009
Meredith
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New bedtime read aloud to Seamus (and SP). This will be the second time through for him and we were going to start Canadian Summer it's sequel (2nd in series of 3) but he couldn't quite remember the Mitchell's so we decided to start at the beginning (and I'm SO glad)!
Aug 23, 2008
Claire
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This was probably my favorite series from childhood! I have re-read all of the books multiple times (there are two more after this one). I think they are out of print but I don't know why because they are so cute. It also is a great book for teaching about the home front during WWII. If you want to read a good book that teaches great values with your family, this is an awesome bet.
May 26, 2008
Theresa
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This is primarily just a fun book to read, and all ages can enjoy it. I would have to say that just about everyone can find someone in the story that is very similar to, or dead on one of the characters in the book.
Aug 22, 2008
Karen
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We read this book when the girls were in early elementary school and it has a special place in our hearts!
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