"Is it a true story?" is the perennial query of children at their mother or father's knee. These well-told thrilling tales about real children by Mrs. Hayden will fascinate both young and old through the practical lesson of life they teach. The virtues of obedience, trust, diligence, unselfishness, and high idealism are reflected in the lives of people who march across the pages of this book. Full of stirring and hair-raising adventures, these exciting stories will be often read and reread.
The following stories are featured in this book:
A Valentine for Mother
Parade of the Punkin Pirates
Genevieve and the Spotted Calf
Jacky, the Little Home Missionary
Runaway Bob
The Missing Potato Salad
A Surprise for Susan
Swimming in an Amazon Canoe
Little Miss Not-So-Big
Wonderful George
King and Queen Go Hunting
The Magic Mousetrap
Lady Finds the Buried Treasure
The Riddle Ranch Robbery
Cougar Rock
Ten Rattles and a Button
Sea Lion Caves on the Pacific
Christmas on the Ranch
