Holidays at Roselands

When I first read this book I thought that Elsie could have read to her father on Sunday when he asked her because Jesus said it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. But one day it came to me why it would be wrong to read to him, and the reason was because it was against her consciences, and it would be wrong to violate it. And one person said that the title did not match the story, and what I say to that is `Don't judge a book by its cover'.

This book is a part of one of my favorite series and has inspired me to get closer to my love, Jesus Christ. Her loving nature and also the way she loves Christ and knows that through all he will love her more than anyone. For those who dislike the "old-fashionness" of this book I recommend reading the rewritten series published by Mission City Press. The rewrites do not display as much sadness or happyness as the originals but do leave out a few short portions of the book. Elsie loves her earthly Father so very much and has inspired me to love my family all the more. For very young children I would not recommend this book because they seem to be subject to greatly disliking sad stories and this series is very sad at the beggining. When I was young I disliked Secret Garden and some people I know read the book to their young children and now they remember that sadness now that they are older. I have incouraged all my sisters to read these books, even my younger brother is listening to the book on tapes that I got for my birthday and likes them. My mom is just starting to read the books and is finding them interesting even though she has not read much yet. I admit that I am an Elsie fan and collect the books. I love looking at my Elsie doll and remembering her great faith. I think that this is because I read this book at a period in my life when I had a interest in loving God but I just did not see many examples of kids around me following Jesus with all of their hearts. These books have inspired me greatly through the few years that I have been reading them. Not all might agree with me and I believe that it truly depends at where you are at with your walk with God; whether you want to know him more or not. If anyone is interested with the rewrites please go to alifeoffaith.com and you can find out more about them. Believe me when I tell you that hundreds of girls around this world are fastenated with Elsie's Godly Character and I hope many more will be after reading this reveiw. God bless, An admiring teenager

"Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" is a good, old fashioned book. I like it very much, but I notice in all the Elsie books, including this one, her father is very possesive and authoritative. I also notice that Elsie is very much against Catholics, which I don't think as true Christian spirit. But this is a good book, and I like to read it.