Kit Story Collection

Kit is one of my favorites! The special edition of the American Girl books is by far the most beautiful. A beautiful “portrait” of the girl, in this case Kit, gold edges, and a fabric bookmark. It includes all 6 books as well as the “family and friends” and historical pages from the six books. And, these are Pleasant Company, so they have the original artwork, not the ruined-uh, I mean- updated versions. You won’t be disappointed getting this copy. This is not the newer story collection, with a picture and then six pictures beside it on the cover, just to be clear. Those are the newer ones, still nice, but more cutesy than beautiful and they have the changed pictures.

My daughter is going crazy over the fun adventures Kit describes.

My 5-year-old daughter is an early reader and it is sometimes challenging to find stories with content that is appropriate for a 5-year-old that can read at the 8/9-year-old level. My Daughter has thoroughly enjoyed the American Girl books that she has read (I read them first). Kit's stories give an excellent perspective of the great depression, and are very good for explaining the current economic situation to young children. I particularly enjoyed the Aunt who brings all her ideas for "penny pinching" and ultimately saves Kit's family from ruin. In addition, Kits 2 best friends Ruthy and later Stirling (I think that was the boy's name, can't remember now) are stellar examples of how good friends help us grow and see life with more perspective. In fact, the supporting characters in this series are particularly complementary to the stories -- very well done! I also love! this hard back collection although it does not include all of the historical inserts at the end of the individual books (only one smaller historical section at the end of all 5 books). The small American Girl dolls are beautifully made and are a nice "reward" for reading the stories (after my daughter has read and become "friends" with the American Girl, she gets the little doll to play with, a great motivator for continued reading). A summary of other American Girl books that we have read that you might be considering buying: Kaya's books were the first of the American Girl books that my daughter read and she loved the stories. From a parental perspective, Kaya does make some bad choices but always with clear consequences and ultimately shows understanding and growth in the end. Reading the Kaya books inspired excited further reading and lots of discussion of that period in American History. 5 stars for Kaya. Josephina is the best of the American Girl books that we have read. Josephina has to overcome the loss of her mother and shows great character, intelligence, and personal growth throughout the 6 books. Some of the other American Girls make bad decisions without consequences, or are sassy or disobedient to their parents, but there is non of that in Josephina (she is kind, a peace maker among her older sisters, a hard worker, intelligent, yet very realistically portrayed in her fears and trials). Highly recommended reading for impressionable young girls. 5+ Stars! Felicity - Did not like 1st book much at all. Felicity is disobedient and dishonest with almost no consequence for her actions. However, the rest of the books are quite good and give a good picture of the historical period. In the last book Felicity shows better character and it is more clear why the author went in the direction she did with the 1st book (her friend Elizabeth shows even better character and is a good example of how good friends help us grow and give us perspective). Still, it would be best for a parent to discuss Felicity's good and bad behavior with their child. Then go to Williamsburg wit

Great set of books for young girls and young at heart. Kit Kittredge is believable and this series teaches kids about the Great Depression without making it too depressing or sugar-coating it in any way. An excellent series!

I recently re-read this book and was blown away by how sophisticated the stories were. Kit is a fully believable, sweet girl whose dream is to become a reporter. Unlike other American Girls, like Elizabeth Cole, Kit is a three-dimensional character that is determined to bust all stereotypes about girly-girls. She writes a newspaper column, volunteers at a soup kitchen, hops a freight train, and even breaks out of jail in this very exciting volume. Highly recommended!

This book is great! It has all of the Kit stories together. My favorite story was Kit's Surprise, because it was about a Christmas in which her family might have been evicted from their house because they couldn't pay the mortgage, but they were not evicted because Kit found a way to earn money to help her family. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did!