Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Hitty, or Mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for Phoebe Preble, a little girl from Maine. Young Phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. This is the story of Hitty's years with Phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of...
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventu...
For sixty years children and parents have shared in the joy and inspiration of Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones's Prayer for a Child. This new edition commemorates the diamond anniversary of the award-winning modern classic's original publication.
For sixty years children and parents have shared in the joy and inspiration of Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones's Prayer for a Child.
This early work by Rachel Field was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Three Pills in a Bottle ' is a short play in one act. Rachel Lyman Field was an American novelist, Poet, and Children's author, born in New York City, United States, on 19th September 1894. Field went on to produce many works of both adult fiction, plays, and children's fiction. Her most successful children's work was Hitty, the First Hundred Years (1929), which received the Newbury Award in 1930, for the year's "most distinguished...
This early work by Rachel Field was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biogra...