Kit's Friendship Fun (American Girl) [Paperback]

Jennifer Hirsch (Author), Michelle Jones (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: American Girl

Crafts, recipes, and games are designed to give a sense of the 1930s, or the period setting for books in the American Girls collection which feature the character named Kit.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-Based on "Kit" of the "American Girl" series, this book is brimming with vitality and wholesomeness. The book opens with four pages about the child's life and the challenges faced by her family during the Depression. The following five sections contain recipes, crafts, and games that would have been familiar to girls of the 1930s. The 18 tempting dishes, each accompanied by a color photo, include waffles, chili, macaroni and cheese, glazed carrots, roast-beef hash, banana cake, and more. The 17 crafts include sewing projects, a puzzle, a lamp shade, and a mosaic-tile trivet. Eight outdoor and indoor games provide lots of entertainment. "Radio Night" encourages youngsters to write a script and produce sound effects. The excellent mix of full-color and black-and-white photos and illustrations shows children enjoying the activities and gives a glimpse of history as well. Safety concerns are indicated by an "adult help" symbol. Throughout the book, girls are connected to the past with brief historical data that is both informative and interesting. A fine addition to craft collections.
Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 95 pages
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584854154
• ISBN-13: 978-1584854159
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, March 24, 2003

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This review is from: Kit's Friendship Fun (American Girl) (Paperback)

This wonderful craft book is part of the American Girls series, and focuses on the sort of crafts and recipes that would have been done during the time of Kit Kittredge, 1934. The book has five chapters, each with six to ten recipes, crafts and activities: Boarding House Breakfast (recipes: oatmeal with peaches, ambrosia, goldenrod eggs, waffles, and banana fritters; crafts & activities: mosaic tile trivet, and sew a patch), In the Backyard (recipes: fruity freezer jam, club sandwiches, apple kuchen, and iced fruit tea; crafts & activities: sun print greeting card, scrapbook, clutch purse, and backyard games), Radio Night (recipes: Cincinnati chili, and bread pudding; crafts & activities: create a radio show, baseball pennant, yo-yo, jigsaw puzzle, and marble maze); Up in the Attic (recipes: oatmeal raisin cookies, checkerboard sandwiches, and vanilla milk shake; crafts & activities: Scottie pillow, Toppy-Walkers, paper box, desk blotter, pencil holder, and antics in the attic), and finally Care and Share (recipes: glazed carrots, baked macaroni and cheese, roast beef hash, and banana cake; crafts & activities: flour-sack napkin, and checkerboard).

As you can tell from the above description, this book is jam-packed with wonderful recipes and lots of things to do. My daughter received this book as a gift, and absolutely loves it. She and I both highly recommend this book to you!