Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

so-so

⭐️⭐️
I enjoyed a lot this at first but once Rebecca got to high-school I really lost interest. I skimmed most of the last 30 percent.

#ChildrensClassicRead2024 @TheBookHippie

Edit- This was my #bookspin for this month too. I'm feeling pretty successful right now because I finished both this month. Yay me! @TheAromaofBooks

UwannaPublishme It did get a little slow toward the end. 6h

Sace @UwannaPublishme I started out really liking it at first but I got less and less interested as it went on. 3h

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tpixie

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

I enjoyed the narrator‘s subtle sense of humor. Rebecca, Heidi, and Anne of Green Gables all have a happy, great outlook on life. I loved Miranda, the curmudgeon- and watching her evolve as well as learning her back story at the very end of the book. The Cobbs were such a sweet couple. Thanks @TheBookHippie for another great #ChildrensClassicRead2024 #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAAdjacent Fun to join in with @BarbaraJean

UwannaPublishme Agreed! I really enjoyed Rebecca too, but Heidi is still my favorite. 😊 6h

tpixie @UwannaPublishme yes!! I did enjoy Heidi more as well! 6h

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Daisey

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

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I‘m not sure I‘ve read this since I first received a print copy as a kid. I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed listening to it now, but it‘s not a favorite. The beginning is great as Rebecca arrives at the home of her aunts and we read the details of that new life, but as the story goes on it moves very quickly and without so much descriptive detail.

#ChildrensClassicRead2024 #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent
#reread #audiobook

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Sace

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

I'm ready for the #HyggeHourReadathon!
Beverage: none
Attire: comfy jammies
Mood: honestly a little blah. I haven't been able to focus on much lately. My reading has suffered. Part of it is I'm trying to read too many things at once. I also spend too much time on my phone. Hopefully I can reset my reading brain over the next couple of weeks.

@AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

Cuilin Here‘s to the reset. I had to do this recently too. Gave myself a good talking to. Reading is up this week. 23h

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 23h

Sace @Cuilin I definitely need a good talking to. 13h

Chrissyreadit 💛☀️💛 11h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

A #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead reminder for the next couple weeks! We have two upcoming #LMMAdjacent discussions:
Saturday, June 1: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin (Chapters 16-end)
Saturday, June 8: Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué

My library doesn‘t have any print copies of Undine, but I‘ve found a bunch of digital versions on Libby and Hoopla. It‘s in the public domain, so it‘s also available via Project Gutenberg, etc.

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I have no idea what to expect from this one! 13h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

So far—what similarities do you see between Anne of Green Gables and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm? Do these feel more like similar genre conventions or more like borrowing/copying?
To what extent are these kinds of similarities excusable, and when do they cross the line from “influenced by” into plagiarism? Where is that line for you?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

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julieclair So many similarities… both girls are spunky little chatterboxes, they‘re smart, and natural leaders. They both have left situations where they were caring for several younger children, and have come to live with 2 older adults, siblings who have never been parents, one of whom is strict and the other more kindly. This is my first time reading Rebecca, and I kept thinking, “Wow, the author sure did borrow a lot from LMM.” Then I checked the copy ⬇️ 2d

julieclair right dates and saw that Rebecca was written first, in 1903. Anne was written in 1908. So if there was any borrowing, it was the other way around. That gave me some pause, lol! This doesn‘t feel like actual plagiarism to me - can‘t exactly say why - but it does feel like copying. It makes me a bit uncomfortable on LMM‘s behalf. 😕 2d

Sace It has been so long since I read Anne of Green Gables that I really can't point to any specific similarities beyond the obvious. To be honest I can't remember much about Anne. I'm not sure if I can say I like Rebecca more because I can't remember Anne...but I like this book more. I don't think I see LMM as copying or plagiarizing. I wonder if she just saw it as writing her own Canadian version. I hope I'm making a little sense. 2d

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sblbooks Well, I can't say for sure...I think Wiggin could have a case against LMM for plagiarism. It makes me very sad since she's one of my favorite authors. I never knew about this since I've never read this book before. 2d

sblbooks There are numerous similarities between Rebecca and Anne. In addition, Emily of New Moon reminds me even more of Rebecca. When Adam Lads character was introduced the first thing I thought of was "creepy Dean" from the Emily series. 2d

TheAromaofBooks While there are definitely some similarities, I also do think that they are very different stories. There are many books about children having to go live with other people, and many stories about spunky, talkative girls. However, scenes like the drive to the new home and Rebecca having to stand in front of the class as a punishment definitely line up with similar Anne episodes. I still think Anne is far better written, and Anne herself - and ⬇ 2d

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) secondary characters - much better drawn. Anne's story flows better, with a sense of Anne's character development and progression. Is it plagiarism if you take an idea and make it a lot better? 😂 I really am enjoying Rebecca, but the quality of writing is definitely far better in Anne. 2d

Daisey There are definitely some striking similarities. Like @sblbooks I also thought there were some parallels to Emily & Dean. I also agree with @TheAromaofBooks that those similarities are a pretty basic aspect. Additionally, although I enjoy Rebecca, I find Anne to be a much better story and LMM‘s writing much more descriptive. 2d

BarbaraJean @julieclair Yes, there are SO many parallels. I was skeptical about the plagiarism talk, but the similarities kept piling up! Characters, circumstances, scenes…there‘s even a similar antagonist at school, with Minnie Smellie (side note: character names just don‘t get better than that!). I like your distinction between plagiarism & borrowing/copying. To a certain extent, I don‘t think you can really plagiarize fiction—other than if you literally ⬇ (edited) 2d

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) copy/paste someone else‘s writing. Even if the ideas/plot points are the same, HOW you write it will be different. There‘s that idea that there are only 7 basic plots—similar plots aren‘t plagiarism; it‘s about how you write that particular plot. But with these two books (and also the similarities @sblbooks mentions with LMM‘s Emily books), it seems to go beyond just drawing from similar plots & genres. It makes me uncomfortable, too! ⬇ 2d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) On the other hand, Anne & Rebecca are clearly different characters with different personalities. I need to read the rest of the book before saying this definitively, but it seems that LMM is doing different things with Anne than Wiggin does with Rebecca. I agree with @TheAromaofBooks and @Daisey—at least so far, I think there‘s more going on—more depth, better writing, more character development and progression—in AoGG than in RoSF. 2d

rubyslippersreads I agree with everyone who sees similarities between this book and Anne/Emily. I think what makes the difference is LMM‘s writing. Almost everyone knows about Anne (although some of that is probably due to the TV miniseries), but I don‘t think many people remember Rebecca. Only LMM has scholarly papers and conferences about her work. I think it‘s the quality of her writing that sets her apart. 2d

BarbaraJean @Sace I read somewhere that Anne of Green Gables was marketed as a Canadian Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm! But I‘ve also read that LMM got the idea for Anne from a newspaper story about an orphan girl sent to a couple by mistake, instead of a boy. That makes me think she was just working with a similar idea, at least initially—but that doesn‘t mean she didn‘t also draw from Rebecca. There are far too many similarities for it to be coincidence! 2d

BarbaraJean Here are a couple links that discuss the question of plagiarism & the similarities between these books:
https://teaandinksociety.com/plagiarism-montgomery-shared-universe/
http://canadianicon.org/table-of-contents/mirror-images-anne-of-green-gables-and...
I‘ve kind of skimmed both, because I want to avoid potential spoilers for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm! But maybe we can revisit these next week. 2d

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads Yes, absolutely--I think there's more depth to LMM's writing. There are deeper themes and richer writing in Anne than we find in Rebecca. To be fair, there are more Anne books (as well as the miniseries and other adaptations), but I do think LMM's writing lends itself to deeper study than Rebecca does. Rebecca is charming and delightful, but I keep going back to the emotional depth in Anne. 2d

Sace @TheAromaofBooks This is the first time I am learning that the two books are so alike (sorry, never read them as a child). I've always assumed that they were two very different books. So now that I know how similar they are I can totally see LMM reading RoSB and thinking "Oh I can do this better. " 2d

julieclair Discussions like this are why I love Litsy so much! 10h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

“I‘m glad I said just what I did.”
“I dare say you are,” remarked Jane, with what might be described as one of her annual bursts of courage; “but all the same, Mirandy, it wasn‘t good manners,
and it wasn‘t good religion!”

I loved this exchange between Miranda and Jane—which later leads to the first softening we see in Miranda!

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent #ChildrensClassicRead2024

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julieclair I loved this exchange, too. And I‘m hoping that Rebecca‘s presence will give Jane a burst of courage more often than just once a year. 😂 2d

sblbooks Great quote! 2d

rubyslippersreads I just started this (though I know I‘ve read it before). The aunts remind me a bit of Aunt Elizabeth and Aunt Laura in Emily of New Moon. 2d

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads I was thinking that as well. I think the aunts' relationship with each other as well as with Rebecca is very similar to the relationships between Emily/Aunt Elizabeth/Aunt Laura. There are also elements of the Miranda/Jane relationship that remind me of Aunt Chatty and Aunt Kate in Windy Poplars. 2d

TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean - I do see some similarities between these two aunts and various aunts in LMM's fiction, but I also think that the grumpy+overbearing/secretly sunshine pairing is not uncommon, especially in stories set during an era when single women didn't just go off and live alone. As a side note, I definitely like Marilla better than Miranda! 2d

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

What do you think of Rebecca as a character? Is she believable? Do you find her likable?
Which of the secondary characters are your favorites—either to love or love to hate?
What are your favorite scenes or quotes from the first half of the book?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent #ChildrensClassicRead2024

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julieclair I adore Rebecca! As a child, I would have loved to have her for a friend. I think my favorite character is Mr. Cobb. The scene where he convinces Rebecca not to run away, and then devises a plan to get her back home unnoticed, was so heartwarming. I just wanted to hug him! 2d

sblbooks @julieclair same here, all my favorites as well. 2d

TheAromaofBooks I was horrified when Rebecca threw her parasol in the well!!! I'm really enjoying this story overall - I'm still surprised that this is the first time I've read it! 2d

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BarbaraJean @julieclair @sblbooks I loved that scene with Mr. Cobb as well. Her relationship with the Cobbs is so sweet--I love the little description of when they take her to Milltown, and when they're so impressed by her poetry! @TheAromaofBooks Me too about the parasol!! It was such a prized possession!! That episode reminded me of the way the kids in Rainbow Valley decide to take on punishments in order to improve themselves. Another LMM parallel! 2d

rubyslippersreads I love the Cobbs. They remind me of Elnora‘s kind neighbors, the Sintons, in

A Girl of the Limberlost

rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Isn‘t there a similar “sacrifice “ scene in one of Louisa May Alcott‘s books? Maybe

Jo's Boys

julieclair @rubyslippersreads I had totally forgotten about Limberlost! That‘s another one I never got around to reading. Stacked! 11h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

“When Joy and Duty clash,
Let Duty go to smash.”

😂 I just love Rebecca‘s personality!!

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent #ChildrensClassicRead2024

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TheBookHippie I have to say I had no idea how lovely this book is. I‘m really enjoying it. 2d

rubyslippersreads @TheBookHippie I‘m rereading it, but had forgotten how good it is. 2d

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Daisey

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

“Miranda Sawyer had a heart, of course, but she had never used it for any other purpose than the pumping and circulating of blood.”

It‘s been a long time since I‘ve read this one, so I‘m fitting in a reread on audio. This quote made me smile as I started listening. It‘s so much better than saying something like a heart of stone.

#LMMAdjacent #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #ChildrensClassicRead2024
#reread #audiobook #quote

TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean

julieclair Yes! This quote stood out for me, too. 💙 4d

TheBookHippie I loved it too!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4d

BarbaraJean Ha! Yes—such a great description! 4d

tpixie This was a wonderful quote!!! 9h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

“Rise my soul, strain every nerve,
Thy mortgage to remove,
Gain thy mother‘s heartfelt thanks
Thy family‘s grateful love.”

I‘m definitely seeing the parallels between this and Anne of Green Gables (that opening chapter and Rebecca chatting with the driver!), but Rebecca is far more practical—Anne never wrote poetry about striving to pay off a mortgage. 😂😂

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #ChildrensClassicRead2024

julieclair Yes! Chatty Rebecca and Chatty Anne. 💙 I would love to read a book where the two of them meet and become friends! 3d

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LitsyEvents

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

repost for @BarbaraJean:

We‘ll start discussing our first #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent book next week! On Saturday, May 25, we‘ll chat about Chapters 1-15, and on June 1, we‘ll discuss chapters 16 through the end of the book.

This dovetails with the #ChildrensClassicRead2024 for May, hosted by @TheBookHippie —so if you‘re buddy reading there, feel free to drop in over here and join us to chat the next couple of Saturdays!

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

We‘ll start discussing our first #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent book next week! On Saturday, May 25, we‘ll chat about Chapters 1-15, and on June 1, we‘ll discuss chapters 16 through the end of the book.

This dovetails with the #ChildrensClassicRead2024 for May, hosted by @TheBookHippie —so if you‘re buddy reading there, feel free to drop in over here and join us to chat the next couple of Saturdays!

rubyslippersreads, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, LitsyEvents, julieclair

julieclair Yay! 1w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Can't believe I am finally going to read this one LOL 1w

Daisey I didn‘t think I was going to be able to fit a reread of this one in, but I need a light audiobook between more serious ones and started listening today. 5d

BarbaraJean @Daisey Oh yay! Glad to have you for this one! 4d

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TheBookHippie

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

Fun find #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7qCmBGPFYw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm_(1917_film)

https://marypickford.org/filmography/rebecca-of-sunnybrook-farm/

https://silentology.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/thoughts-on-rebecca-of-sunnybrook-f...

https://www.silentera.com/video/rebeccaSunnybrookHV.html

Sace I never realized how old the “which is better the book or the movie” debate was! 2w

tpixie Fun info! Thanks 😊 24m

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

One of the reasons I wanted to read Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as a #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent book is because of the similarities between it and Anne of Green Gables, and the controversy over whether there was plagiarism on LMM‘s part. Then I found this book cover online. Does this constitute reverse plagiarism? 🤣 #ChildrensClassicRead2024

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rubyslippersreads 🤣 3w

julieclair Wow! 3w

TheBookHippie Oh my word 😳 3w

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charl08 Oops... 3w

tpixie Oh wow!!! We are also reading this for #ChildrensClassicRead2024 3w

LeahBergen 😆 3w

Sace Uh… 😆 3w

lauraisntwilder Ha! 3w

BarbaraJean @tpixie Yes! I moved my group‘s reading up a bit so the two could overlap and we could take part in both! 3w

tpixie @BarbaraJean awesome!! 3w

TheAromaofBooks Honestly hilarious haha Somehow I had never realized until I actually got a copy of this book - it's written by Kate Douglas Wiggin?! How did I not know that?? I've really loved several of her other books, so I'm SO confused about how I've never even read what is apparently her most famous! Quite glad I'm going to rectify that, and genuinely intrigued to see what parallels there are with Anne. 3w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Haha--my Kate Douglas Wiggin authorship revelation was the discovery that she wrote “The Birds' Christmas Carol,“ which I have a sweet old vintage copy of and INTEND to read every Christmas. (I'm not sure if I've actually read it yet.) (I haven't read Rebecca either.) 3w

TheAromaofBooks Ah, The Birds' Christmas Carol - it's a classic tearjerker from the era 😂 But super sweet. 3w

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Sace

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

Miss Dearborn had not thought of it be-fore, but on reflection she believed the subjunctive mood was a "sad" one and "if" rather a sorry "part of speech."

#ChildrensClassicRead2024

tpixie I enjoyed this quote also!!! 24m

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Morr_Books

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Apparently, a long time ago, I started this on the Kindle, but I have no recollection of that, so I am starting over for #ChildrensClassicRead2024.
@TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie 🙃 3w

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LitsyEvents

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

repost for @TheBookHippie

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024 MAY

May, my birthday month! I have never read this. I am hoping for a good warm fuzzy cozy read.

Also a Shirley Temple Movie to look forward to! YAY.

Everyone welcome

2024 schedule https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2023/10/01/childrens-classic-read-2024/

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2726662

#BuddyRead

tpixie Happy Birthday Month! 🎂🎂🎂 I hope it‘s been grand! @TheBookHippie (edited) 22m

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TheBookHippie

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

I got a fun copy from the library. So far I‘m liking this …#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024

Free http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/498

slategreyskies Oh, I haven‘t read this since I was a girl! I remember loving it back then. ♥️ 4w

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie i read this a long time ago-looking forward to a reread this month:) 4w

Sace I have never read this book. I‘m enjoying it so far! 3w

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TheBookHippie

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024 MAY

May, my birthday month! I have never read this. I am hoping for a good warm fuzzy cozy read.

Also a Shirley Temple Movie to look forward to! YAY.

Everyone welcome

2024 schedule https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2023/10/01/childrens-classic-read-2024/

TheBookHippie @Soscha @DebinHawaii @Daisey @mcctrish @freeatlast1137 @Bklover @merelybookish
@IMASLOWREADER @Read4life
@DRachel @kspenmoll
@cuilin
1mo

TheBookHippie @DivineDiana @curiouserandcurioser @erzascarletbookgasm @willaful
@TheAromaofBooks @mrp27
@AnnR @KristiAhlers @julieclair 1mo

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @batsy @rubyslippersreads
@UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin @tpixie
@GingerAntics @LaraReads
@Blackink_WhitePaper 1mo

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mcctrish I am 99% certain I watched the movie on a Saturday morning a long long time ago but I have never read the book. Count me in. I am on the hunt for a copy 1mo

tpixie @TheBookHippie I remember loving this book as a child. I have no recollection what it was about though. Looking forward to reading it. 1mo

TheBookHippie @tpixie I‘ve zero knowledge of the story I‘m excited to read it! 1mo

SaceReads I‘ve never read this! I‘ll try to join in. 1mo

BarbaraJean Oh, wow—I‘ve never read this one, either, but I have it on the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead list at the end of June… I may just have to read it early!! 1mo

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean oh 😬 sorry bout that. I make and put out our schedule Oct 2023. I didn‘t catch you had it on your schedule. But please do read along. It‘s very low key we just post fun things we find and movies and articles with the hashtag. We all will have to join in your talks in June. 🙃 1mo

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie I read this a long time ago and loved the Shirley Temple movie:) I'm excited for this❤ 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie Oh, no worries!! I made up our schedule only a few months ago and wish I‘d thought to look at your schedule before I did. I may see if the Kindred Spirits readers want to move things around a bit… there‘s just a few of us and some are on your tag list as well 😊 @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @rubyslippersreads 1mo

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean 🙃🙃🙃🙃 1mo

AmyG Oh, how I love Shirley Temple movies. My childhood…they had them on Sat or Sun mornings and I always watched. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @AmyG Me too. My mom and I used to watch them together. 1mo

UwannaPublishme Woo hoo! This one is new to me too. I‘ve got the ebook on my Kindle and already ordered the Shirley Temple movie on ebay! 🙌🏻 1mo

AnnCrystal 🎉🎂🥳👍. 1mo

julieclair @BarbaraJean I'd be fine with moving the Kindred Spirits schedule around a bit so we could all read together. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - I'm also fine with moving this one to May if it works better. I haven't read it in forever, so I'm looking forward to the reread whenever it happens 😂 1mo

PurpleyPumpkin Another children‘s classic that I haven‘t read! Looking forward to this. 😉 1mo

TheBookHippie @PurpleyPumpkin me too!!! 1mo

Bklover Not sure if I can fit this in this month, but I know I loved this as a child. Can‘t remember a single thing about it though! 1mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvenets 4w

rockpools I‘d love to join you for this. I grew up in a Sunnybrook (my grandparents place was called Sunnybrook) but somehow have never read it. Is it just a read-and-post-as-we-go, or is it a section a week or something? 2w

TheBookHippie @rockpools read at your own pace, finish by end of the month, post a review or any quote you like or movie or fun info you find and use the hashtag #ChildrensClassicRead2024 ♥️ I read a little each day with my morning coffee. 2w

rockpools @TheBookHippie Thank you ☺️. My library has provided me with a rather fragile copy from 1940! I‘m looking forward to it! 2w

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TheKidUpstairs

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

#OnThisDay in 1856 American author and child welfare advocate Kate Douglas Wiggin was born. Best known for writing the children's classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Wiggin devoted much of her life to bettering the lives of children. She and her sister Nora established the first free Kindergarten program in San Francisco in 1878 and the first training school for Kindergarten teachers. #HistoryGetsLIT

tpixie @TheBookHippie #ChildrensClassicRead2024 @TheKidUpstairs very interesting! 18m

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wordslinger42

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

The writing in this story is so pretty ?

"She was in time to hold Tom's hand through hours of pain; to show him for once the heart of a prim New England girl when it is ablaze with love and grief; to put her arms about him so that he could have a home to die in..."

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Q84

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

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#MerryReaders #BookSpinBingo #wintergames2020 #ReadYourWay #DashingDecember
@clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @TheSpineView

TheAromaofBooks Oh I loved this one growing up!! It's due for a reread. 3y

TheSpineView 🤩📖📚 3y

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IndoorDame

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

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I spent the first quarter of this trying to decide if I‘d actually read this as a child, or if it‘s just uncannily similar to Anne of Green Gables. In the end I decided the later, though I suppose I could have seen part of a made for tv version of this one and gotten the title and a few key scenes stuck in my head... I got curious and looked it up, and it turns out the two were written and published within 5 years of each other.

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ravenlee

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Poor students, forbidden to read (or even browse) fiction! And they‘re so hungry for it.

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ravenlee

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

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It suffers by comparison to Anne of Green Gables, and certainly belongs in the same category with it and Pollyanna, but this is a pleasant read about a spirited and determined girl. I‘m curious as to sequels, because this story can‘t be done.

#3 for #middlegrademarch done.
@megnews @sblbooks

rubyslippersreads I haven‘t read it, but there‘s

New Chronicles of Rebecca

LinesUponAPage Love that book and the Shirley Temple movie version! 4y

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ravenlee

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Current read. Not really drawing me in yet, at page 50/208. So far it reads like a younger Anne of Green Gables, so much that every time Rebecca‘s black hair is mentioned I have to adjust my mental image. I‘m going to keep trying, as I‘m tired from a long week and coming off a cold and it might just be me.

Tamra Such great cover folk art though! Very eye appealing. 4y

TheAromaofBooks I was thinking that I had read this one recently, but actually was thinking of Understood Betsy! Now I am wondering if I have ever actually read Rebecca?? I'll be interested to hear your thoughts.

Understood Betsy

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BooksAtNight

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

so-so

Another childhood classic done! This reminded me so much of Anne of Green Gables (and I‘m not the first to draw the parallel). I did enjoy it and towards the end, the book differed enough from Anne that I could separate the two.

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GinEyre22

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Catching up on #fallintobooks : Day 18, sentimental

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aquanin

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

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I need more of Rebecca stories ans Mr A. Ladd!
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#rebeccaofsunnybrookfarm

tpixie I like these covers! 16m

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WeirdLibraryLady

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

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Wonderful book for young girls!

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erzascarletbookgasm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Can't find any books with cover that depict 'hot', 'sunny' or 'summer'...this is the most 'sunny' I can get.
#17rainbowbooks #asunnybook @jess.how

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MeganAnn

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

No shortage of books with #flowersoncovers here!
I have enough to make my own book garden 🌸💐🌺🌹#feistyfeb

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EllieDottie That's a beautiful blanket!! 7y

MeganAnn @EllieDottie thank you! My grandmother made it for us for our wedding gift. 7y

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Kmmsellers

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

I have lots of bookish memorabilia (I'm wearing a Ravenclaw sweatshirt now), but my favorite is my bookish tattoo. This pic was taken several years ago right after it was finished. The Latin translates, "I adore and implore thee to liberate me." The penny farthing, a symbol of the New Woman's freedom and mobility. #Riotgrams

JoeStalksBeck ❤❤❤❤ 7y

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MrBook

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

#TBRtemptation post! The library has received a new edition of this timeless children's classic! I haven't read this yet, but I've seen the Shirley Temple movie. 10-year old Rebecca visits small-town Maine and her prim aunts, bringing energy and charm with her. Think Pollyanna. This book received high praise from Jack London to Mark Twain. Wiggins' tale was considered bold for her day with such an exciting heroine. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Kmmsellers I love this book! I wrote a chapter of my graduate thesis about it. 😊 Enjoy! 7y

MrBook Oooh! Graduate thesis. What was it on? 7y

JSW One of my childhood faves. 7y

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MeganAnn I loved this book as a child and read it so many times growing up!! ❤️👏🏻☀️ 7y

kspenmoll Read this as a child & watched Shirley Temple movie! Fond memories.😊 7y

MrBook @JSW 😎👏🏻🙌🏻!! @MeganAnn 😁👏🏻👏🏻!! @kspenmoll 😁👏🏻👏🏻!! 7y

BookBabe I want to read this and see the movie! 😃👍🏻 7y

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rubyslippersreads

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Shirley Temple made a career out of portraying literary #childprotagonists. 😄 #photoadaynov16

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merelybookish Cool! I've always wanted to read Susannah of the Mounties! 8y

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LauraBeth

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Douglas Wiggin

Heard this today while standing in this spot: "My deddy always tol' me to follow a star and it'd set me in a straight line." Can a Southern author incorporate that line into their next book?

Leniverse 😆 8y

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