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The Racketty-Packetty House
The Racketty-Packetty House: 100th Anniversary Edition | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Acclaimed illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperin celebrates Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic, a tale of two dollhouses, just in time for its 100th anniversary. When Tidy Castle arrives, brand-new and grand in every way, the Racketty-Packetty House has never looked shabbier, and it is shoved in the corner of Cynthia's nursery. But the Racketty family still dances, sings, and laughs louder than all the fancy dolls combined. When a real-life princess visits the nursery, the Rackettys learn that the humans are planning to destroy their house. Only a miracle -- or some very unusual magic -- can save them now! Since its publication in 1906, the story of how Queen Crosspatch and her band of fairies rescued the Racketty-Packetty House has inspired dreamers and readers of all ages in the tradition of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. Now Wendy Anderson Halperin's illustrations, brimming with whimsy and wonder, unlock the magic of two dollhouses -- one posh and one proud -- to a whole new generation of readers.
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tpixie
Racketty-Packetty House | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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This was a sweet read. I loved the dolls and their positivity despite hard times. Hip! Hip! Hooray for the Fairies 🧚‍♀️
I was pleasantly surprised by 2 colored illustrations towards the end of the book!

TheBookHippie 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 4d
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#Read2025

Finished last Sunday for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 & one of my #Roll100 May picks (#70: Any Children‘s Book). Written in 1906, is a sweet story about a unique group of dolls & their dollhouse. While I didn‘t love it, I liked it well enough for it to be a pick.

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 6d
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 6d
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4d
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I love finding these wacky foreign covers! I guess that's supposed to be Queen Crosspatch? Who's so obviously a sexy minx! 😂

This was cute but a little sappy for my tastes. Burnett was better at writing for older children, I think. I did wonder if this inspired Rumer Godden's wonderful doll stories.

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2025

rubyslippersreads I kind of conflate this and 1w
willaful @rubyslippersreads yes, that was the one that most came to mind for me too. 1w
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DebinHawaii
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour reading the tagged book for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 on my phone from the Internet Archive. My reading snack is a decadent brownie purchased from the craft fair I stopped by this weekend along with some coconut tea..

My mood is relieved that while I do need to get some work done tomorrow, I don‘t have to go to or be at work & I can sleep in a bit.

Lesliereadsalot Hurrah for coconut tea, yummy brownie and sleeping in! 2w
AllDebooks Enjoy your sleep in. Coconut tea sounds yummy 😋 2w
TheBookHippie Yay sleep!!!! 2w
BooksandCoffee4Me What a lovely evening for you. 💛💛💛💛 2w
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Starting late on my #ChildrensClassicRead2025

I was able to get this & next month‘s Firebird from my library!

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
TheBookHippie Yay!!!! 2w
tpixie @TheBookHippie💚 🏡 💚 2w
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rubyslippersreads
Racketty-Packetty House | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Ridiklis is one of the dolls in the tagged book. 😊 #letsgetridiculous #getmovin

Cinfhen Great illustrations 💗 7y
ladym30 So cute! 7y
LeahBergen 💕💕💕 7y
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rubyslippersreads
Racketty-Packetty House | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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This is a book that brings me joy, partly because I love the story, and partly because my mom and aunt introduced me to it. Thanks for doing this lovely #joyfulbookgiveaway @Christine11 ! 😊❤️

LeahBergen I love this one! ❤️ 7y
Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Christine11 That‘s such a sweet looking book ! Thanks for entering 😊 7y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Did you know there are several books in the series? I have one other, but hadn't heard of 7y
LeahBergen I didn‘t know that! 😮 7y
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rubyslippersreads
Racketty-Packetty House | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Some of my #happyreads. (Betsy-Tacy is kind of hidden, but it's definitely there! 😸) #marchintoreading

RealLifeReading That is such a cute Bridget Jones cover! 8y
LeahBergen I 💗 Racketty-Packetty House 8y
Imagineannie I thought I was the only Racketty-Packetty House lover. Glad to have company! 8y
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rubyslippersreads @Imagineannie @LeahBergen There are at least three of us! 😀 8y
rubyslippersreads @RealLifeReading Thanks! It was a recent thrift store find. 8y
LeahBergen @Imagineannie @rubyslippersreads I also have a really sweet copy of Editha's Burglar. Have you read that one? 8y
LeahBergen No, I haven't heard of that one! 8y
Imagineannie @LeahBergen nope, but it's about to be stacked! 8y
Imagineannie @rubyslippersreads wow. Yes - although I don't think I have a copy any more. 8y
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