Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm

by Helen Fuller Orton

The First book in the “Cloverfield Farm Series” Follow the adventures of Prince the Horse, Rover the collie, and their owners the Hill family, Mr. and Mrs. Hill and their children, John, Sue, Bobby, and Baby Betty. The Story takes place on a Farm at the beginning of the 20th century. A book that will be easy for young readers to follow. Making ice cream, seeing a motorcar for the first time, rescuing chickens, and getting into mischief, this is a classic tale of farm life at the turn of the century. Delightful illustrations throughout the book.

68 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

Orton began writing at 48 when her children had grown up and her love of history and historical research informed many of her books. Her goal was to include history in the lives of ordinary people so her books often featured historical mysteries. She lived much of her life in the New York City area.

Reviews

[Debbie Zapata · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of adorable stories came from the author's memories of her childhood on a farm. She used to tell the stories to her own children, and the youngest always asked her when she was going to write them down so other children could know them too. She finally did, and this enchanting little book is the result.

The stars of the stories are Prince the horse and Rover the dog. They each have adventures that are told in short, easy to read sentences and illustrated with the cute, old-fashioned drawings I love. I could easily imagine the family gathered around while mama told stories, and I think this would be a wonderful book to read aloud, either to or by a child.

One story explained to young Bobby how Prince and Daisy (the other farm horse) help Mama make bread. He did not understand how this was possible, and kept asking his father how the horses would get into the kitchen where the bread is made. But after a day spent watching his daddy plow the field, he learns about the wheat that could not be planted if not for Prince and Daisy, and he finally understands how they help bake the bread. I thought it was a clever way to give an interesting lesson.

[Larry Piper · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short collection of little kids' stories about farm life a century ago. Prince is a horse and Rover a dog. They have many endearing adventures. Lots of fun.

[Jennifer Booth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute!

This text could have been written by James herriot. It was a cute children's book. The dog reminds me lot of snoopy