Little Susy's Six Birthdays

by Elizabeth Payson Prentiss

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101 pages

First published January 1, 1864

About the author

ELIZABETH PRENTISS (1818 -1878) was the daughter of an early nineteenth-century revival preacher and began writing as a teenager. Born in 1818 in Portland, Maine, Prentiss was also the writer of the hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ." Prentiss died in Vermont in 1878.

Reviews

[Stephen Fodor · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's cute with good old-fashioned Christian morals and lessons. It's actually a good book for many children, with the protagonist learning about love, compassion and charity.

[Amy Pike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Susy is telling the reader all about her 6 birthdays. Every year on her birthday she explains to us what her day is like from the time she wakes up until bedtime. It was a very nice little story.

[MaryEllen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read my full review here: http://maryellenherrera.com/2012/07/2...

Little Suzy’s Six Birthdays takes the reader on a six year journey into little Suzy’s life. Each year as Suzy grows another year older, she begins to understand what a birthday is and why her family celebrates this special day with her. As each year passes, she encounters different situations in which she learns more about God’s love for her and her family.

Of course I read this book quickly; all 90 pages of the story. Written for the younger audience, children between the ages of 2-7, the story was easy to read and understand. I loved the character of Suzy and enjoyed reading about all of her six birthdays. Each year was another fun experience for the reader as they shared Suzy’s birthday with her; an invisible participant in all her birthday adventures!

The modernizations made to the story were smoothly interjected within the book and were not jarringly noticeable. Having only read this adaptation, I cannot compare the differences between the 1850 version to this one, but I can say that the updates to this version were well placed and didn’t distract from the story. This modernized version actually made me more curious about the original story by Prentiss, and I just might read the original to see where the changes were made.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This little volume introduces Susy, giving the reader a glimpse of life through the eyes of a child on each of her birthdays up to the 6th. Old advertisements indicated that the Little Susy series was intended for 4-6-year-olds.