The Basket of Flowers: A Tale for the Young
10 best books like The Basket of Flowers: A Tale for the Young (Christoph von Schmid): The Lamplighter, The Bronze Bow, The Complete Tales, Stepping Heavenward, Beautiful Girlhood, Alone Yet Not Alone, Teddy's Button, A Peep Behind the Scenes, The Hedge of Thorns, Mary Jones and Her Bible
| Author | Maria Susanna Cummins |
| ISBN | 0813513332 |
Excerpt from The Lamplighter
Haunted Hearts She became a frequent con tributor to The Atlantic Monthly and other magazines. But her sudden popularity left her quite unspoiled. A singular modesty, a childlike simplicity, a deep and beauti ful religious faith, were the qualities that endeared...
| Author | Elizabeth George Speare |
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35)
The Bronze Bow, written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells the story of eighteen-year-old...
This complete and unabridged collection contains all 23 of Beatrix Potter's Tales in one deluxe volume with all their original illustrations. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published so they may be read in their proper sequence. A special section at the end of this volume...
| Author | Elizabeth Payson Prentiss |
| ISBN | 1577483421 |
"Stepping Heavenward" is the fictional coming of age story of a young Christian girl named Katherine. The story follows her life from when she is sixteen, though courtship, engagement, marriage, having children, and the many challenges that she confronts in her adult life. This classic Christian...
| Author | Karen Andreola |
| ISBN | 1883934028 |
While this book provides an interesting study of early 20th Century ideals, I would definitely take its advice with a grain of salt. Beautiful Girlhood, first published in the 1920's and then edited in the 1990's is popular among homeschool and Christian school girls. I've had a copy since about 1999...
| Author | Tracy Michele Leininger |
| ISBN | 1929241364 |
Autumn of 1755 bestowed to the Leiningers’ world, not only its rich beauties, but also a rewarding harvest. On this particular day the whole valley seemed to rejoice in the fullness of the season—but suddenly Barbara and Regina’s peaceful frontier life is changed forever. General Braddock...
| Author | Amy Le Feuvre |
| ISBN | 1584740272 |
Here is a story that will open a child's understanding of the spiritual battle within as Teddy learns that he is his own worst enemy. As a stubborn boy and girl refuse to back down from their selfish pride, one of the many lessons they learn is that they cannot win battles by force and hate, but by carrying...
| Author | Mrs. O.F. Walton |
| ISBN | 1584740035 |
Behind many smiling faces there hides a hurting heart, and for what may appear to be glamorous, there is usually a high price to pay. Mrs. Walton gives us a glimpse into the life of a disillusioned young actress. In her fabricated world of glamour and glitz, Rosalie finds solace in the words of a gentle old...
| Author | Mary Martha Sherwood |
| ISBN | 1584740116 |
After a devotional study of the Hebrew word "shamar"(a primitive root) and its Greek equivalents, which included an in-depth look at most of the scriptures containing multiple nuances of its meaning, I began to mull over various applications.
While taking a breather, I was surprised to find...
| Author | Mary Emily Ropes |
| ISBN | 1857925688 |
Heartwarming, real life story of Mary Jones, a young girl living in rural Wales in the late 1700s. Mary was a popular girl who loved her parents, worked hard and was keen to learn but most of all she longed to have a bible of her own. But Mary knew that bibles were hard to come by and if she was fortunate enough...
| Author | Florence Morse Kingsley |
| ISBN | 1584740027 |
Well this one was... unexpected. I'm honestly not sure how to review it. It almost makes me feel like a bad Christian to give a book about Jesus two stars? But here goes. XP
I will say that while the plot line was okay, the writing was very subpar. The narrative jumped around in a confusing way, and...
| Author | Kathleen Thompson Norris |
| ISBN | 1929241178 |
This is a difficult age to be a woman. The woman who aspires to raise children for the glory of God, to develop the ministry of the home, or to co-labor with her husband is deemed “old-fashioned” or “unfulfilled.” The modern lure of independence and career has bewitched an entire generation to...
