Description
Good dust jacket illustrated with kids cutting a watermelon on front, hay and melons and birds on back. Rub wear on edges, a 1″ chip of foot of spine. The Very Good binding is light tan cloth over boards, green lettering, age discoloration along edges. Sticker on front free end paper. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, black-and-white illustrations throughout by Marguerite David. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 8.5″ tall x 5.9″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
One day Caddie and wore playing “”I Spy” in the barn when they a came upon secret hoard of watermelons, and after the season, too! They had a wonderful party in the hay loft, but the consequences of this adventure were most unexpected. This is only one of the escapades of that lively family of Woodlawn children who lived on the Wisconsin border in 1560, Caddie herself was the liveliest of the little pioneers, but all the children contributed their share these stories full of fun and amusing situation. We her of Warren’s gift of game to the preacher, Caddie’s purchase of widow’s bonnet, Emma) part in a Medicine Show, of the gala Independence Day celebration when Robert wins a log rolling contest and Caddie ruins her dress in this family of six active children, each one is a distinct and lovable person.
Whether or not Caddie Woodlawn is an old friend already from the popular Newbery Medal bock, every boy and girl will love her in this new story collection.
