The Cottage at Bantry Bay
10 best books like The Cottage at Bantry Bay (Hilda van Stockum): The House that Jack Built, Downright Dencey, The Reb and the Redcoats, The Real Thief, My Heart Lies South: The Story of My Mexican Marriage, Pigs Love Potatoes, Twig, The King of Ireland's Son, Handbook of Knots: Expanded Edition, Max's ABC
| Author | Jeanette Winter |
| ISBN | 0142301264 |
Here is the beloved nursery tale of Jack and his friends and his famous house, with an unexpected and lively new ending. The vivid and dramatic paintings, filled with activity, will draw children in, and a rebus puzzle on each page adds to the fun. Young listeners will delight in repeating the simple rhyme...
| Author | Caroline Dale Snedeker |
| ISBN | 1883937795 |
This treasure of a novel, a Newbery Honor Book, is set on the island of Nantucket just before the War of 1812. Much more than a tale of whaling ships and gentle Quaker eccentricities, it is a tale of friendship-the kind most truly espoused by these 'plain' folk, with all the struggle and complexity one should...
| Author | Constance Savery |
| ISBN | 1883937426 |
In an interesting turnabout, the Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of a British family to whom an American prisoner of war has been entrusted. Technically the young prisoner is in Uncle Lawrence's custody, but the children soon forge a forbidden friendship with him after he nearly dies in an...
| Author | William Steig |
| ISBN | 0374462089 |
Gawain the goose is really devoted to King Basil the bear and so he takes his job as Chief Guard of the Royal Treasury seriously. When rubies, then gold ducats, and finally the world-famous Kalikak diamond vanish from the treasure house, there is no way to account for the disappearances. Only Gawain and...
| Author | Elizabeth Borton de Treviño |
| ISBN | 1883937515 |
What happens when a thoroughly twentieth-century American lady journalist becomes a Mexican señora in nineteen-thirties provincial Monterrey? She finds herself sometimes hilariously coping with servants, daily food allowances, bargaining, and dramatic Latin emotions. It is like stepping...
| Author | Anika Aldamuy Denise |
| ISBN | 0399240365 |
One pig wants potatoes . . . then so does his brother . . . his sister makes it three pigs, and Papa makes four. Then there are the neighbors! Now all the piggies want potatoes, and soon it's one big potato party! Anika and Christopher Denise have teamed up to create this most charming, classic counting book,...
| Author | Elizabeth Orton Jones |
| ISBN | 1930900058 |
Had you heard of Elizabeth Orton Jones before seeing this book? If so, your familiarity was probably with her lovely illustrations in Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field, which won the 1945 Caldecott Medal as the year's most distinguished picture book. Elizabeth Orton Jones is an exceptional artist,...
| Author | Padraic Colum |
| ISBN | 0486297225 |
Compiled by noted Irish author Padraic Colum, this treasury of time-honored tales from the fairy-haunted folklore of the Emerald Isle includes these favorite stories: "Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter," "When the King of the Cats Came to King Connal's Dominion," "The Sword of Light and the Unique...
| Author | Des Pawson |
| ISBN | 1405304677 |
Fair warning: I didn't get to read all of this book, but I didn't get most of it. (Library book) I liked the beginning and the explanations of the ropes and and such. The pictures were great (love pics with how-to's)! The instructions were pretty good. I was able to understand or get the drift of almost all...
| Author | Rosemary Wells |
| ISBN | 0670060747 |
Everybody’s favorite bunnies, Max and Ruby, are back, starring in their very own ABC concept book. Max’s ants have escaped from their farm, and now they’re searching for food. The ants start with Max’s sandwich, and soon they’re everywhere! Fortunately, Ruby comes to the rescue.Max’s...
| Author | Nathaniel Benchley |
| ISBN | 0064441067 |
More than two hundred years ago, Boston belonged to the British. George was a drummer boy with the King's soldiers there. He wanted to be friends with the people of Boston. But they did not like the soldiers. They shouted and threw things at them. One night, George and the other soldiers were sent on a secret...
| Author | Robert T. Reilly |
| ISBN | 1883937221 |
It's been a few years since I read this, and so my memory is a little vague on some points. I actually got this from the library, because I watched Disney's version of it. (it kept pretty close to the book:) )
Young Hugh is tricked on board his enemy's ship and held captive for three years with other Irish...
| Author | Eleanor Coerr |
| ISBN | 0064441296 |
This story took place in 1850. A little girl and her family are leaving in covered wagon to go to California. She wants to take her chicken, Josefina, Dad says no, but he gives the chicken 1 chance. The chicken is Faiths' best and only friend on this journey across the county. Talks about trials and tribulations...
| Author | Madeleine A. Polland |
| ISBN | 1883937086 |
Two cultures, two faiths, struggle against each other in this exciting story by Madeleine Polland. You can almost hear the clash of arms and taste the Great Hall feasts in this authentic recreation of 9th century Europe, when Viking raiders ravaged the coasts of Ireland. Amid the battles and shipwrecks...
| Author | Allen French |
| ISBN | 1883937299 |
In the country of Burgundy, the Sauval brothers have begun to terrorize the surrounding lands in an attempt to bring the area under their control. They raid the Red Keep, in hope of gaining it for themselves, only to be thwarted by Sir Roger and young Conan. Now they plot anew to steal the Keep from its rightful...
| Author | Jerry West |
| ISBN | 0448168731 |
The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery (#16 in the Happy Hollisters series)
A visit from Gram and Gramp Hollister in the Hollister home at Shoreham opens up the opportunity for the five children to go to Canada with their grandparents to see the Mardi Gras and Winter Carnival in Quebec....
Oh my, how I loved this books as a child. They were very dear to me and are firmly entrenched into my memory strong enough to have become parts of my character. There are is a veritable plethora of life examples and lessons to be learned through these works of literature that take us back to a simpler time and...
| Author | Ingri d'Aulaire |
| ISBN | 0964380307 |
Okay, Leif the Lucky might've topped Benjamin Franklin. The contest was a close one. It's the d'Aulaires' world, I'm just living in it.
We haven't yet read every work by the d'Aulaires. But their works on Leif Erikson and the Norse Gods show they have a passion for Norwegian mythology, history,...
| Author | Fiona Watt |
| ISBN | 0746041918 |
Is this your tractor?
No! That's not my tractor! Look, you can see, right here, the funnel is much too smooth. A guy like me, I'd never have a smooth funnel like that.
adjusts light so it's shining directly in face
Is this your tractor?
No! I swear it isn't! Look! The seat is...
Memorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters
| Author | Kevin Vost |
| ISBN | 1933184175 |
Learn how St. Thomas memorized the Faith. St. Thomas Aquinas perfected an easy method for his students to memorize most any information, but especially the truths taught by Christ and His Church. Thanks to the delightful pages of Memorize the Faith!, you can easily learn the Faith by tapping into the...
The Case of the Garbage Monster from Outer Space
| Author | John R. Erickson |
| ISBN | 0141304227 |
Someone has been raiding Sally May's garbage barrels! Hank knows the crime is the work of a notorious gang of raccoons, but in a tragic case of mistaken identity, the Head of Ranch Security is himself forced to take the heat. Even more trouble lies ahead. Rip and Snort, the good-for-nothing coyote brothers,...
The Bobbsey Twins and the Mystery at Snow Lodge
| Author | Laura Lee Hope |
| ISBN | 0448437562 |
After an unlikely encounter with Mr. Carford, the twins learn he used to run the now-closed Snow Lodge. They learn from their father that Mr. Carford used to live at the Snow Lodge with his nephew, Dave, until a large sum of money went missing. Mr. Carford accused Dave of stealing the money, but Mr. Bobbsey...
