Oldie but Goodie

Copyright 1944. Scrumptious. I'm talking about the Flicka, Ricka, Dicka books. The counterparts are the Snipp, Snapp, Snurr books. This one is Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Strawberries, by Maj Lindman. The triplet girls in the series are most wholesome girls; gentle, helpful, sweet and all those good things. Parent honoring.....they are so charming and innocent. These books had gone out of print until recent years when someone (probably a homeschooler) saw fit to resurrect them. I almost bought the whole set once when the kids were littler, but since money doesn't grow on trees, I never did get around to it. I snagged this one from a second hand store recently in all it's page yellowed loveliness. In this story the girls pick wild strawberries for mother one day and they get lost in the woods on the way home. They stop at a cabin on the way for a drink and help finding their way (I guess you could do that in 1944). The family in the cabin is rather threadbare and noticeably lacking. The sweet girls decide to spend the money that their considerate mother gives them for the picking on a few things for the poor family. Of course their basket of gifts includes the strawberry jam they made from the wild strawberries too. Charming! Love the soft colors in the pictures. They just make me feel good. And the nice big print, uh! The counterpart books are about triplet boys. They are so delicious, I need some little kids to snuggle on the couch with!

Ethel Barrett does it again.

This quote is from Master of Mystery and Dreams, Daniel

"Yes, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. His armies completely surrounded it!.........'He'll demand more tribute,' his father said gravely, and his father and mother exchanged troubled glances, quickly, but not before Daniel saw..........He felt like a man, ready for whatever was ahead.........And then there came the banging on the door. Daniel never forgot that banging on the door. Or his father's face. Or his mother's tears. Or the rude soldiers ordering him out. They never towed me away, he thought afterward. I walked out - like a man. ...........It was as his father had told him. Nebuchadnezzar wanted the "young" brains............"

You get the picture. We read another of Ethel Barrett's series on the heroes of the Bible. Once again, she has a way of bringing things to life. I think I'm going to be able to collect the rest of the set for a reasonable price! yay!


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Peter, The story of a deserter who became a forceful leader. by Ethel Barrett

Having just finished this book, I had to give a little shout out about it! I have several books by Ethel Barrett that I acquired over the years and we have some Christian books on tape with her as the narrator. After reading this one out loud to the kids I'm eager to get to the rest of the stack! Maybe it was just the subject matter, I've been contemplating the book of Acts lately? Whatever, it struck me as a good read and I think I will look to collect more books by this author. This is part of a whole series in which she writes about Bible heroes. I loved the way it made the happenings so real. ".......I'd love to see the faces of those chaps in the Sanhedrin when the Temple police tell ' em we're here, Peter thought, grinning. They'll be sent back here to nab us any minute now." This is, of course, referring to after they were freed from prison by the Lord. Ready for those exploits?? Honestly, the book really boosted my faith.