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DivineDiana
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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Always happy when I can join #childrensclassicread2023 challenge! Perfect topic for June! While I appreciate the desire of the author to educate readers about the culture of various parts of the country, the harsh treatment of children and animals at times was disturbing, albeit indicative of the times. Women are portrayed as intelligent and compassionate. The effects of alcoholism on a family is sad. #192025 #1945

Librarybelle Great photo setup! 9mo
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tpixie
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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Strawberry Girl 👧🏻 🍓

Poor Mrs. Slater. She was a strong woman making lemonade out of lemons 🍋🌟🍋
Or Chicken Pilau out of decapitated chickens 🐔!

Southern-Style Chicken and Rice: Chicken Pilau | Kitchen Dreaming
https://kitchendreaming.com/lowcountry-chicken-pilau/

#ChildrensClassicRead2023

kspenmoll Sounds delicious! 9mo
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monalyisha
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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The wild rabbits must respect the sovereign authority of our domestic Queen rabbit because they‘ve left us some berries in the patch this year! 🍓🐇🍓

bnp Yum!❤️ We always had to put netting over ours to keep the birds off. 9mo
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tpixie
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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Strawberry Girl 👧🏻 🍓 was been a delightful read. I love Birdie‘s voice.
Reading about the gopher turtle 🐢 race reminds me of when my dad used to take me to on country roads so I could bring a box turtle 🐢 back home for the summer. I would build a little fence outside and feed and water him & play with it. #ChildrensClassicRead2023

julieclair Our next door neighbors kept a box turtle one summer. He loved to eat lettuce! 9mo
TheBookHippie Oh how lovely!!! We kept painted turtles for the summer from my grandmas cottage. I did enjoy Birdie as well. 9mo
tpixie @julieclair yes! They love lettuce 🥬😀 9mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie fun!! Birdie sure is sweet! 9mo
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mrp27
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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Pickpick

#ChildrensClassicRead2023

I was familiar with the author Lois Lenski but this was the first book I have read of hers. It was a delightful little gem and I really enjoyed it! Loved learning about the Florida Crackers.

TheBookHippie I loved it as well! 9mo
mrp27 @TheBookHippie was a great pick to start off summer with! 9mo
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rubyslippersreads
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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I enjoyed this, and I loved Birdie, but the disregard (and cruelty) towards animals was very jarring. I also found the ending rather abrupt; I wonder how long Mr. Slater‘s change of heart will last? 😏

#ChildrensClassicRead

UwannaPublishme Agreed! Not sure Mr. Slater‘s sudden sunny disposition will last the week. 😆 9mo
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TheBookHippie
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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tpixie Thanks!! 🍓🍓🍓 9mo
mrp27 Ohh some interesting and yummy recipes!! 🍓 9mo
tpixie Fun recipes 🍓 🍓 9mo
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TheBookHippie
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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mrp27 I had never heard of a Florida Cracker until reading this book now. 9mo
TheBookHippie @mrp27 I had but the origin is just fascinating! 9mo
tpixie Very interesting. I had always only thought Crackers are what black people called white people! These are very interesting articles! 9mo
TheBookHippie @tpixie I was seriously fascinated by this book. Once again ! 🙃 9mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie yes! Loved seeing the different philosophies of farming! Birdie was a great main character! 9mo
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TheBookHippie
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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rubyslippersreads I haven‘t read this one, but I enjoyed Lois Lenski‘s autobiography 9mo
tpixie @rubyslippersreads ohh! This sounds great also! So does Star catcher She was amazing at capturing characters and regional dialect 9mo
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julieclair
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lenski
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Pickpick

A fascinating, well-researched glimpse into life in Florida in the early 1900s, when it was still a “frontier” area. Although fiction, this feels very factual, including the dialect. Very reminiscent of the Little House books. The book deals with some difficult issues, but feels ultimately hopeful. I would like to read more of Lenski‘s regional America series.
Great choice for #ChildrensClassicRead , @TheBookHippie !
Also my June #TBRTarot @CBee

TheBookHippie I‘m enjoying my little bits on the morning I agree it reads like nonfiction. 10mo
CBee Great! Glad it was a good one 😊 10mo
tpixie I‘m just starting this book written in 1945. 🍓 The forward is very interesting: How Florida is so young. How we need to learn about about people different than us. I didn‘t realize she wrote a series of regional books! 📕 🍓📕 9mo
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julieclair @tpixie Isn't it weird to think of a "young" Florida? Pre-Disney! 9mo
tpixie @julieclair yes!!!! 🐊 🍓 🐊 9mo
TheBookHippie @tpixie me either!!! Such a fun find! 9mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie 👏🏻 👏🏻 9mo
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