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Understood Betsy - Illustrated
Understood Betsy - Illustrated | Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Ada C. Williamson
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An unabridged edition to include all illustrations: Aunt Harriet Has a Cough - Betsy Holds the Reins - A Short Morning - Betsy Goes to School - What Grade is Betsy? - If You Don't Like Conversation in a Book Skip this Chapter! - Elizabeth Ann Fails in an Examination - Betsy Starts a Sewing Society - The New Clothes Fail - Betsy Has a Birthday - "Understood Aunt Frances"
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sherri
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Found this one at my little free library and just started reading it. It has a sweet grandma's inscription in the front cover. I've been feeling a pull to read young kids' literature.

Eggs ❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰 3y
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TheBookHippie
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I very much enjoyed this July #ChildrensClassicRead2020
I can see why it‘s in so many classical learning schools along with Charlotte Mason, Ambleside and Montessori . It really is what you would say a lovely read.

kspenmoll I remember loving 4y
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll Seriously love it. 4y
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Butterfinger
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Finally, an orphan who is wanted by 2sets of family members with different styles of raising children. Elizabeth Ann goes from being coddled to learning Independence with chores. And guess what? She thrives with chores and decision making. The author was a supporter of the Montessori method and you could see evidence in the book. I really enjoyed watching Betsy become brave and strong.

#ChildrensClassicRead2020 @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie This one was a find!!! I can‘t wait to share it with my teachers! 4y
Butterfinger @TheBookHippie yes!!! This is the best way for children to learn - by doing. I did find it strange that the math facts were being learned by rote memorization instead of manipulatives. 4y
TheBookHippie @Butterfinger I have that on the questions to ask my Montessori and regular teachers about I think it‘d be an interesting conversation all together . We have a free public school section of Montessori I help in the 1-3 grade classroom . 4y
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Chrissyreadit This is required reading in Ambleside online homeschool curriculum. We loved it. 4y
TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit my son goes to a physical Ambleside Charlotte Mason classical learning school 4y
Butterfinger @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I have not heard of Ambleside. 4y
TheBookHippie @Butterfinger It‘s Charlotte Mason way of learning Charlotte Mason put a heavy emphasis on using high-quality literature, which she called “living books,” to teach children. She believed that education should involve the whole person, not just the mind. According to Mason, education is “an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” 4y
Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie that‘s awesome! I LOVED our Charlotte Mason Curriculum. We used it for 8 years- but High School became more unschool with them focusing on interests, passions and foreign language. How lucky you are to have a physical school for your son to attend. 4y
Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger if you‘ve heard the term Living books” that would be Charlotte Mason. We read amazing books, lots of nature and science, lots of experiential learning - it is very different from traditional education. 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch 👍❤️ 4y
LibrarianRyan 😁👍🏻❤️ 4y
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TheBookHippie
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July #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2020

This one is on kindle for .99 cents YAY!!!

I ordered a copy that‘s enroute to me but how wonderful it‘s on kindle for cheap!

Everyone welcome to join in.
I started reading a children‘s classic a month in 2017 and have found such lovely reads. So I share what I‘m reading every month and post occasionally about them.

TheAromaofBooks I reread this one recently - one of those gentle, happy books that I love so much!! 4y
TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks so needed right now 😭😭 4y
Butterfinger I have been waiting on Tom's Midnight Garden. I guess I will have to read it in July. Oh well. 4y
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TheBookHippie @Butterfinger I read it this month just finished today! Did you miss my post ? 😭😭😭 oh I feel awful. If you are waiting for it literally I can mail you my copy!! (edited) 4y
TheAromaofBooks Right?? I went on an old-children's-book BINGE in June! 4y
Butterfinger @TheBookHippie I don't understand. I didn't write that to make you feel bad. I wanted to let you know I still plan to read it. I have all the titles in my calendar. It's all good. 4y
TheBookHippie @Butterfinger ohh 🤣🤣🤣phew. It‘s really good. I am very sleep deprived 😬 so glad you have it. 4y
TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks I am reading a ton of children‘s books just like a hug! 4y
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Blueberry
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Just finished #classic

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jillrhudy
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I sent my 10 year old niece a box of books. She‘s private but the shipment was: Understood Betsy, Ellen Tebbits, Mr. Popper‘s Penguins, The Wind Boy, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle, and My Father‘s Dragon. #bookmail #giftbooks #librarianaunts

LeahBergen Oh, how wonderful! 💕 6y
niftytiffd ❤️ 6y
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Lea
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I missed this gem of a book from 1917 during my childhood. It's never to late to enjoy this sweet classic. This is a true delight! I picked it up thanks to The Mother Daughter Book Club series. #readwomen #recommendedbyabook

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This middle grade book was one of my faves as a kid. What really sold it for me was the fact that it was probably one of the first instances in a book that an adult actually listened to a child (and yes it was a very small instance, but it was enough for me) and I loved reading about Betsy's progression through the book. #funfridayphoto

Imagineannie My mom's favorite, and I'm a pretty big fan myself. 7y
kspenmoll Forgot all about this book! Thx for activating pleasant memory! 7y
GlitteryOtters @eyelit I loved this book as a kid...as an adult I stumbled upon the rest of Dorothy Canfield Fisher's work by accident at the library (I remembered how much I loved this book, so I dove into her other books) and just loved them. I own a few by her, but I don't own a copy of this one...need to remedy that soon!! 7y
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youngreadrshelf
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My idea of a cold one and a cool down after a morning in the garden in Louisiana.

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Soscha
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This was a random pick for "books about Vermont". The setting wasn't terribly important to the plot, however. This was originally published in 1916 but it remains fairly fresh. The historical details--and the even further back historical details the author mentions--are quite interesting.

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JenDunlap
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A sweet and charming book. Great family read aloud.

BookFairy Oh! Such a great book! 8y
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