Village School introduces cheerful schoolmistress Miss Read and her lovable group of children, who are just as likely to lose themselves as their mittens. 18 line drawings.
Village School introduces cheerful schoolmistress Miss Read and her lovable group of children, who are just as likely to lose themselves as their mitt...
VILLAGE CENTENARY welcomes us back to Miss Read's cozy downland village just in time for the one hundredth anniversary of Fairacre School. Miss Clare, who was a pupil and later a teacher there, points out that such a centenary should be celebrated, and all of Fairacre is quick to offer suggestions -- from a tea party to a full-scale pageant. Deciding how best to stage the grand occasion, however, is only one of Miss Read's problems. The ancient skylight in the school is leaking, and Mr. Willetts fears that replacing it will be a difficult job. The new teacher, Miss Briggs, fresh from college...
VILLAGE CENTENARY welcomes us back to Miss Read's cozy downland village just in time for the one hundredth anniversary of Fairacre School. Miss Clare,...
This is Miss Reads story about the events of one delightful summer, when MissRead tends to the problems and possibilities that befall her village friends.26 line drawings.
This is Miss Reads story about the events of one delightful summer, when MissRead tends to the problems and possibilities that befall her village frie...
Suddenly taken ill, the beloved Miss Read must consider leaving her long-timepost at the school. But through the changing seasons in this humorous, gentledrama, Miss Read's problems are gradually resolved.
Suddenly taken ill, the beloved Miss Read must consider leaving her long-timepost at the school. But through the changing seasons in this humorous, ge...
While Fairacre's new commuter lifestyle causes a sharp decline in enrollment at her school, Miss Read focuses her attention on the ill health of her old friend Dolly Clare.
While Fairacre's new commuter lifestyle causes a sharp decline in enrollment at her school, Miss Read focuses her attention on the ill health of her o...
Through the eyes of many Fairacre friends, we trace Mrs. Pringle's life and her stormy standing as the redoubtable cleaner of the town's school. However maddening she is, life at Fairacre would be poorer without her.
Through the eyes of many Fairacre friends, we trace Mrs. Pringle's life and her stormy standing as the redoubtable cleaner of the town's school. Howev...
The pristine setting of Thrush Green conceals a flurry of activity. Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as Miss Watson, the village's teacher, is about to make an important decision and Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby.
The pristine setting of Thrush Green conceals a flurry of activity. Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as Miss Watson, the village's teacher,...
It's spring again, and with the change of seasons comes change in the lives of many of the villagers. The Young family is disrupted by the sudden arrival of Joan's father, and Molly and Ben Curdle finally consider settling down.
It's spring again, and with the change of seasons comes change in the lives of many of the villagers. The Young family is disrupted by the sudden arri...
It is spring in the village of Thrush Green. In neighboring Lulling, Charles Henstock admires the blooming garden of his new vicarage, glad that the squabbles with his parishoners in Affairs at Thrush Green are settled. And yet the good vicar wistfully recalls his former home - the ugly, old rectory of Thrush Green, which burned to the ground. Now, from the rectory's ruins, the villagers are building eight retirement homes for the older folks most in need. But how to choose who will live there? How will they get on together? And how will they accommodate the dogs, cats, and birds that must...
It is spring in the village of Thrush Green. In neighboring Lulling, Charles Henstock admires the blooming garden of his new vicarage, glad that the s...
