Times are tough around the little brown house The widowed Mrs. Pepper sews all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie. A favorite of children, parents, and teachers for generations, this heartwarming classic first appeared in 1880....

Money is scarce but fun and laughter are abound in the little brown house. The five little Peppers -- Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie-- have delighted children, parents and teachers since their creation 1881 by Harriet Stone (pen name Margaret Sidney). This edition collects the five key books in the series: "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew," "Five Little Peppers Midway," "Five Little Peppers Abroad," "Five Little Peppers and Their Friends," and "Five Little Peppers Grown Up." The clear twelve point font is appropriate for both children and adults.

The Five Little Peppers book series was created by Margaret Sidney from 1881 to 1916. It covers the lives of the five children of Mamsie and the late Mister Pepper who are born into poverty in a rural "little brown house." The series begins with the Peppers in their native state and develops with their rescue by a wealthy gentleman who takes an interest in the family.The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poor, and Mamsie must work constantly to keep the wolf from the door, but their lives are unexpectedly...

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1881 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

Joel jumped up and slammed the door hard, whirled around in vexation, sprang over and thrust the tennis racket under the bed, seized a dog-eared book, and plunged off, taking the precaution, despite his hurry, to shut the door fast behind him. Jenkins stole out of his room three doors beyond, and as the hall was almost deserted about this hour, so many boys being in recitation, he had nothing to do but tiptoe down to Joel's room and go softly in. -Hullo - A voice behind made him skip. -Oh, Berry, --it was a tone of relief, --it's you.- -Um, - said Berry, -what's up now, Jenk?- He tossed back...

-You see it is just this way, - Amy twisted her fingers together, drew her breath hard, and rushed on nervously; -Jack-he's my brother, you know-promised me-I never told you-if I would only learn to play on the piano, he'd take me to Europe with him next time, and now he's coming to-morrow, and-and, oh what shall I do?- Amy was far gone now, and she ended with a little howl of distress, that brought two or three of the -Salisbury girls- flying in with astonishment. -Go back, - said Polly to them all, and they ran off as suddenly as they had popped in, to leave Amy and the music teacher...

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