The Five Little Peppers and How they Grew

by Margaret Sidney

Overview

The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poor, and Mamsie must work constantly to keep the wolf from the door, but their lives are unexpectedly happy. They make do with whatever they have and the older children help the younger ones. They bear bad times as best they can and make the most of the good times.When Phronsie is kidnapped by an organ grinder, she is rescued by young Jasper King and his dog Prince, both of whom soon become fast friends with the Peppers. The family so charms Jasper and his father that one by one they are invited to visit the Kings' home in the city and soon the entire family is living there. Mr. King makes Mrs. Pepper his housekeeper and does everything in his power to entertain and educate the children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541019836
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	12/09/2016
Series:	Five Little Peppers , #1
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Margaret Sidney was the pseudonym of American author Harriett Mulford Stone Lothrop (1844-1924). In addition to writing popular children's stories, she ran her husband Daniel Lothrop's publishing company after his death. After they bought The Wayside country house together, they worked hard to make it a center of literary life.