Froebel's Gifts

by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2015

About the author

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Kate Douglas Wiggin, nee Smith (1856-1923) was an American children's author and educator. She was born in Philadelphia, and was of Welsh descent. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the "Silver Street Free Kindergarten"). With her sister in the 1880s she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Her best known books are The Story of Pasty (1883), The Birds' Christmas Carol (1886), Polly Oliver's Problem (1893), A Cathedral Courtship (1893), The Village Watchtoer (1896), Marm Lisa (1897) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903).

Reviews

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A review of the original kindergarten philosophy, techniques and methods. As a teacher, I found it very interesting but I would have liked it better if I could have skimmed around a paper copy instead of slogging through the e-book. Ms. Wiggin's first stories were written as fundraisers for her kindergarten schools. I think her teaching experience is the reason she was able to write about such wonderful characters as Pollyanna and Rebecca. This book is co-authored with her sister Ms. Smith.