Books with title The Giant Scissors

From the author of The LittleColonel , immortalized in film by the adorable Shirley Temple,comes yet another enchanting story. Little Joyce is an American girl who hasbeen sent abroad to France to study. She is very homesick and lonely, until shemeets Jules, a sick boy who needs her help to get well. She soon discovers thateven a Christmas far from home can be joyful. But will she be able to helpJules?Annie Fellows Johnston succeeds in writing a timeless story of bravery andfriendship. Travel to the faraway land of The Giant Scissors, across from theRiver Loire, and share in Joyce's adventures there! Other books by Ms. Johnstoninclude: The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation ,The Little Colonel's Hero , The Little Colonel'sHouse Party , The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor , Mary Ware in Texas , Mary Ware's PromisedLand , and Two Little Knights of Kentucky . All of these are published by Pelican.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

A story about characters who are friends and neighbors of the Little Colonel in a small town near Louisville, Ky. at the turn of the 20th century. This the story of Joyce, a friend of the Little Colonel, and her adventures in France and the house with the gate of the giant scissors; with delightful drawings.Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) was an American author of juvenile fiction, most well-known for the Little Colonel series, the first book of which was made into a 1935 movie starring Shirley Temple, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Lionel Barrymore. Johnston based her characters on friends and family, many of whom appear in several different series. Her semi-biographical characters include The Old Colonel, Mom Beck, Papa Jack, Mrs Sherman, Aunt Allison, and the Waltons. Her first novel, Big Brother was published in 1894 followed by The Little Colonel (1895), and 13 novels in the Little Colonel series. Other works include; Ole Mammy's Torment (1897), Two Little Knights of Kentucky (1899), The Story of Dago (1900), The Quilt that Jack Built (1905), The Legend of the Bleeding-Heart (1907), The Rescue of the Princess Winsome (1908) and Georgina of the Rainbows (1916). Illustrated by Etheldred B. Barry.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) was an American author of juvenile fiction, most well-known for the Little Colonel series, the first book of which was made into a 1935 movie starring Shirley Temple, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Lionel Barrymore. Johnston based her characters on friends and family, many of whom appear in several different series. Her semi-biographical characters include The Old Colonel, Mom Beck, Papa Jack, Mrs Sherman, Aunt Allison, and the Waltons. Her first novel, Big Brother was published in 1894 followed by The Little Colonel (1895), and 13 novels in the Little Colonel series. Other works include; Ole Mammy's Torment (1897), Two Little Knights of Kentucky (1899), The Story of Dago (1900), The Quilt that Jack Built (1905), The Legend of the Bleeding-Heart (1907), The Rescue of the Princess Winsome (1908) and Georgina of the Rainbows (1916).