Mother Stories (Paperback)

I have endeavored to write, for mothers and dear little children, a few simple stories, embodying some of the truths of Froebel's Mother Play.The Mother Play is such a vast treasure house of Truth, that each one who seeks among its stores may bring to light some gem; and though, perhaps, I have missed its diamonds and rubies, I trust my string of pearls may find acceptance with some mother who is trying to live with her children.I have written my own mottoes, with a few exceptions, that I might emphasize the particular lesson which I endeavor to teach in the story; for every motto in the Mother Play comprehends so much that it is impossible to use the whole for a single subject. From "The Bridge" for instance, which is replete with lessons, I have taken only one, -for the story of the "Little Traveler."Most of these stories have been told and retold to little children, and are surrounded, in my eyes, by a halo of listening faces."Mrs. Tabby Gray" is founded on a true story of a favorite cat. "The Journey" is a new version of the old Stage Coach game, much loved by our grandmothers; and I am indebted to some old story, read in childhood, for the suggestion of "Dust Under the Rug," which was a successful experiment in a kindergarten to test the possibility of interesting little children in a story after the order of Grimm, with the wicked stepmother and her violent daughter eradicated.Elizabeth Peabody says we are all free to look out of each other's windows; and so I place mine at the service of all who care to see what its tiny panes command.MAUD LINDSAY.

General

Imprint:	Bluewater Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	May 2010
Authors:	Maud Lindsay
Illustrators:	Sarah Noble Ives
Dimensions:	191 x 235 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-1-934610-33-6
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Short stories & other fiction > Short stories Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Short Stories & Other Fiction > Short Stories Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions
LSN:	1-934610-33-X
Barcode:	9781934610336

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