Books with title The Five little Peppers midway,

Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper sews all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie. A favorite of children, parents, and teachers for generations, this heartwarming classic first appeared in 1880. Since then, it has inspired countless young imaginations with its tender tales in which courage and good cheer overcome adversity.

The 5th book in the “five Little Peppers Series. Now living at the Kings' home as cherished members of the family, the children, especially Polly, make the acquaintance of the unpleasant cousin Eunice Chatterton, who thinks the Kings are "slumming" by associating with the Peppers. The book shows how the pepper children learn to deal with Miss Chatterton. This is a heartwarming and amusing story that spans from baking pies, to burglars, to Mamsie's Wedding! Illustrated

Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper sews all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie. A favorite of ch

Margaret Sidney was an American author best known for writing the classic Five Little Peppers series. Sidney wrote a total of twelve books on the lives of the five children born into poverty in a little brown house. Five Little Peppers Midway is the second novel in the series. The action picks up five years after the first book ended as the family's fortunes have turned around now that they are living with Mr. King.

Jefferson, said Phronsie, with a grave uplifting of her eyebrows, "I think I will go down into the kitchen and bake a pie; a very little pie, Jefferson." "Bless you, Miss," replied the cook, showing his white teeth in glee, "it is the making of the kitchen when you come it." "Yes, Jefferson," said Phronsie slowly, "I think I will go down make one. It must be very, very full of plums, you know," looking up at him anxiously, "for Polly dearly loves plums." "It shall be that plummy," said Jefferson convincingly, "that you'd think you never saw such a one for richness. Oh, my! what a pie that shall be!" exclaimed the cook, shutting up one eye to look through the other in a spasm of delight at an imaginary pie; "so it's for Miss Mary, is it?" "Yes," said Phronsie, "it is. Oh, Jefferson, I'm so glad you like to have me make one," she clasped her hands in silent rapture, and sat down on the lowest stair to think it over a bit, Jefferson looking at her, forgetful that the under cook was fuming in the deserted domains over his delay to return.

Publisher: Golden PressDate of Publication: 1966Binding: hardcoverEdition: Condition: Very Good+/No JacketDescription: The condition of this Children's book is Very Good+, no jacket.This is a sturdy Children's Classic Book with good binding and very tight pages. Presumed First Edition Thus. The illustrated hard back cover is in very good condition, with only light spine end wear, and a little corner tip wear. The pages are tight clean and unmarked. There is some toneing at the edges as with these older childrens books. This book has some very nice color plates and line drawnings by Yom O'Sullivan and June Goldsborough. The end papers are very nicely illustrated without names or inscriptions. Very Nice Book ! 254 pages