More Milly-Molly-Mandy

Don't rule this out for your older children...I just bought it for my just-turned-8yo dd after starting a library copy of it and all of us (including 10yo brother) being enchanted (he actually suggested buying it...said it was a "classic"!)! It reminds you of simpler times... the wholesome joys of childhood. It probably is best for 8 and under but we found it absolutely charming

I read these books, a chapter a night, to our 5 year old daughter. They are classic, innocent, stories about small every day events in the life of milly,molly,mandy. There are 2 pictures in each story and a cast of characters that never changes. My daugther loves them and they teach small but good lessons - how to be a helper, how to be responsible for your things. I love them. Just a sidenote....my husband finds them extremely tedious to read. You only need to read one chapter and you'll know which side of the fence you stand on.

I got this book when I was 6 and it has been a loved part of my collection ever since. I loved the map of the village in the front and the little descriptions that matched a location to a story, and the little qualifiers the author will put in front of some people's names like Little Friend Susan. The stories hark back to a simpler time, with things like berry picking or a new dress achieving the level of excitement that perhaps only the young (or young at heart) are capable of feeling. A wonderful book for children.