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Title: Hitty Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field, Dorothy P. Lathrop ISBN: 0-689-82284-7 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: absolutely the best of the best; "Hitty" comes to life
Comment: If you are a doll collector this book is a must, it brings this little wooden marvel to life and soon you must find your own "Hitty". I loved the great detail of the book and the continued excitement of her journeys. She is my "travel doll" and even went to Mayo's clinic with me, the good doctors there signed her journal and thought she was wonderful. My eight grandchildren are also enlightened with Hitty:Her First Hundred Years. Happy reading
Rating: 5
Summary: As someone who has never met Hitty before...
Comment: Here in Australia we are exposed to very few American books for children. So today I was delighted to discover Hitty for the first time. I have a three and a half year old daughter whose hunger for books is never ending and who sits each day engrossed for over an hour whilst I read to her - Rachel Field's Hitty is just perfect combining a little girl's love of dolls and their secret lives, real life adventurous little girls, travels around the world and gorgeous illustrations. We had to sit in the cafe outside the bookshop and read six chapters before we could go home! As soon as my child could grab her dad this evening she sat him down and told him the story according to her using the pictures as her reference.
I can understand the reluctance and disapproval for this book of people who have known Hitty for years - I am always so disappointed to see things I've always loved being changed (recently I heard of an attempt to take religion out of the Narnia books - I mean really!). But in defence of Rosemary Wells - this is a delightful story in its own right and I don't think it's grace should be diminished because of its history. As for the illustrations - to a 3 and a half year old the illustrations of this lovely book captivate and tantalise her imagination in a way that black and white drawings never would. I will certainly endeavour to find a copy of the original of Hitty for when my little girl is a bit older and look forward to reading it myself. But for now I'm so pleased that Rosemary Wells and Susan Jeffers have introduced our family to Hitty - we feel enriched by this book!
Rating: 1
Summary: Unthinkable
Comment: I am a thirteen year old reader who is simply outraged. Having not read this book, I suppose that I shouldn't be writing this, but I hope you read it anyway. To rewrite such a marvelous book as Hitty is simply scandalous. There is absolutely no point in destroying a masterpiece. The oringinal book is so rich with character. Why should we need to "update" a book about a doll that was already old-fasioned from the original publishing date?
On principle, I would never read this book.
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Title: Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, Ruth Gannett ISBN: 014030956X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1977 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski ISBN: 0064405850 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright ISBN: 0440486815 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Doll's House by Rumer Godden, Tasha Tudor ISBN: 014030942X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1976 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The White Stag by Kate Seredy ISBN: 0140312587 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1979 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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