Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Puffin Classics) (Paperback)

by Kate Douglas Wiggin (Author) "The old stage-coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro..." (more)
Key Phrases: pink sunshade, buff calico, banquet lamp, Emma Jane, Aunt Jane, Miss Maxwell (more...)

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Author Jack London wrote Kate Douglas Wiggin a letter about her classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm from the headquarters of the First Japanese Army in Manchuria in 1904: "May I thank you for Rebecca?... I would have quested the wide world over to make her mine, only I was born too long ago and she was born but yesterday.... Why could she not have been my daughter? Why couldn't it have been I who bought the three hundred cakes of soap? Why, O, why?" Mark Twain called Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm "beautiful and warm and satisfying."

Who is this beguiling creature? The irrepressible 10-year-old Rebecca Rowena Randall burst into the world of children's book characters (and her new life in Maine) in 1903 when storybook girls were gentle and proper. A "bird of a very different feather," she had "a small, plain face illuminated by a pair of eyes carrying such messages, such suggestions, such hints of sleeping power and insight, that one never tired of looking into their shining depths.... " Soon enough, she wins over her prim Aunt Miranda, the whole town, and thousands of readers everywhere with her energetic, indomitable spirit. This beautiful trade edition features the artwork of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm's original illustrator Helen Mason Grose, with 6 full- color plates and 32 pen-and-ink drawings. (Ages 9 and older) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The illustrations impart a cozy, familiar feel to a long-ago world, and reveal a lively, generous spirit in the heroine who leaves her home to live with her two elderly aunts." Publishers Weekly

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Puffin (October 1, 1995) Language: English ISBN-10: 0140367594 ISBN-13: 978-0140367591 Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #787,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Emma Jane, Aunt Jane, Miss Maxwell, Miss Dearborn, Uncle Jerry, Miss Miranda, Adam Ladd, Aunt Mirandy, Rebecca Randall, Miranda Sawyer, Clara Belle, Miss Jane, Minnie Smellie, North Riverboro, Aunt Sarah, Huldah Meserve, Sunnybrook Farm, Dick Carter, Living Perkins, New England, Alice Robinson, Deacon Milliken, Delia Weeks, Lorenzo de Medici, Miss Sawyer

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This book cites 12 books:

• Alice Box Set--Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass (Books of Wonder) by Lewis Carroll in Back Matter
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Book and Charm (Charming Classics) by Kate Douglas Wiggin in Front Matter
• Jo's Boys (Puffin Classics) by Louisa May Alcott in Front Matter
• Rose in Bloom (Puffin Classics) by Louisa May Alcott in Front Matter
• WHAT KATY DID AT SCHOOL (Yearling Classic) by Susan Coolidge in Front Matter

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95 books cite this book:

• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin on 8 pages
• Consumerism and American Girls' Literature, 1860-1940 (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture) by Peter Stoneley on 6 pages
• Little Strangers: Portrayals of Adoption and Foster Care in America, 1850-1929 by Claudia Nelson on 6 pages
• Behold the Child: American Children and Their Books, 1621-1922 by Ms. Gillian Avery on 4 pages
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Rose of Joy, December 29, 2000 By A Customer This review is from: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Tor Classics) (Mass Market Paperback) No review could do this marvelous book justice, but I will attempt it. My mother bought the book for me some years ago because she thought it would be good for me to read classics. Thinking that it would be boring, I didn't read it for a long time. But a couple of days ago I was bored and picked it up. Soon, I fell under the same spell Rebecca cast over nearly every person she met. Around the age of 10 or 11, she was forced to leave her home, Sunnybrook Farm, to live in a brick house with her spinster aunts in Riverboro. Her aunts Jane and Miranda weren't used to young people, but they let Rebecca stay with them in order to help out her poor widowed mother who had 6 other children to care for. Rebecca charmed nearly all the citizens of Riverboro, Aunt Jane, and, in time, her strict, austere Aunt Miranda. There were many things to love about the story. In fact, it has become one of my favorite books of all time. (and I am a voracious reader) The characters were all realistically and richly delineated. Rebecca especially came alive for me. She was such a talented, imaginative, caring girl. She was the kind of person that anyone would love to have as a friend. Actually, I would want to be her. I didn't want to stop reading about her adventures. The events played before my mind's eye like a movie. I traveled back in time, to 100 years ago. This is considered a children's book, but it has truths and insights that people of all ages can learn from. Several of the passages, the literary allusions, and Rebecca's poems were so beautiful that I had to reread them. The language was eloquent. As another reviewer said, the vocabulary wasn't "dumbed down" like the vocabularies of modern children's books, and there was a protagonist one could love. The only part about the novel that I didn't like was that there isn't a sequel. I would love to find out what Rebecca's career turns out to be. I believe that she marries Mr. Ladd (a.k.a. "Mr. Aladdin"), but I wish we could know for sure. Overall, I highly reccomend this book to readers of all ages. If you like books with wonderful supporting characters and an unusual, loveable heroine, treat yourself to "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca is the Girl's Complement to Tom Sawyer, June 30, 2002 By  David Bond (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Books of Wonder) (Hardcover) I tried to read this book to my 5 year old daughters, (they loved Anne of Green Gables), but the language was too advanced for them. However I couldn't put it down. Ms. Wiggin's use of turn of phrase and metaphor remind me so much of Mark Twain. I'm in awe of their common talent for making it possible to see a concept in a new light by merely a precise juxtaposition of words. Much of this might be lost on younger readers, but my daughters were nevertheless facinated by Rebecca's spirit; so much so, that they asked me to tell them the whole story when I had finished. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-warming story about a girl named Rebecca, March 12, 1999 By A Customer This review is from: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Troll Illustrated Classics) (Paperback) I am 9 years old and just read the book. It was so interesting, I read it in one day! I think everyone should read this book because it really touched my heart; and it probably would do the same to yours!		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Building a classic library for a granddaughter They don't seem to require reading classic literature in the schools any more, so I decided to build a classics library for my 12-year old granddaughter. Read more Published 8 months ago by Alexander Kogan 5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for little girls One of my three favorite books from my childhood. I have read reviews of how difficult this book is to understand or read by small children. Nonsense! Read more Published 20 months ago by Carmen Iris 3.0 out of 5 stars Okay Book This book is okay. I wouldn't read it more than twice. It was really boring till the end. Then it got good. I would recomend this book to kids from ages 9 - teens. Read more Published on October 21, 2006 5.0 out of 5 stars The Eternal Rebecca Randall Rebecca has been my friend since I read her story in a cheap Whitman hardback when I was a little girl. Read more Published on October 16, 2006 by L. M Young 2.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca of sunnybrook farm, how dull. As I started to read this book I got a sense that it was not going to be the thrilling adventure that I usually look for in a book. Read more Published on October 26, 2005 4.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: Unabridged (The Whitman classics library) It was well worth the wait; my father called me "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" when I was a small girl. It is a warm and endearing story. Read more Published on September 21, 2005 by Rebecca L. Earley 4.0 out of 5 stars Higher reading level, a bit confusing! At age 10, Rebecca is sent away by her mother to the village of Riverboro to live with her two aunts, strict Aunt Miranda, and soft-hearted Aunt Jane. Read more Published on July 11, 2005 by Taran Wanderer 3.0 out of 5 stars THERE ARE SEQUELS ...! Wiggin, Eric E. Rebecca of the brick house / rewritten and re-told for today's reader, Eric Wiggin, Kate Douglas Wiggin. - Elkhart, Ind. Read more Published on November 9, 2004 by BarryLibrarianIllinois 5.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm This book was amaising. Rebecca is sent to live with her two elderly aunts. Her aunts were excpecting her older sister Hannah but instead they got clumsy Rebecca. Read more Published on October 27, 2004 2.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm wasn't a bad book... But it wasn't exactly a great read, either. My mother bought this book for me when I was about seven years old. Read more Published on September 15, 2002 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140367594
• ISBN-13: 978-0140367591
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #787,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rose of Joy, December 29, 2000

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This review is from: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Tor Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

No review could do this marvelous book justice, but I will attempt it. My mother bought the book for me some years ago because she thought it would be good for me to read classics. Thinking that it would be boring, I didn't read it for a long time. But a couple of days ago I was bored and picked it up. Soon, I fell under the same spell Rebecca cast over nearly every person she met. Around the age of 10 or 11, she was forced to leave her home, Sunnybrook Farm, to live in a brick house with her spinster aunts in Riverboro. Her aunts Jane and Miranda weren't used to young people, but they let Rebecca stay with them in order to help out her poor widowed mother who had 6 other children to care for. Rebecca charmed nearly all the citizens of Riverboro, Aunt Jane, and, in time, her strict, austere Aunt Miranda.

There were many things to love about the story. In fact, it has become one of my favorite books of all time. (and I am a voracious reader) The characters were all realistically and richly delineated. Rebecca especially came alive for me. She was such a talented, imaginative, caring girl. She was the kind of person that anyone would love to have as a friend. Actually, I would want to be her. I didn't want to stop reading about her adventures. The events played before my mind's eye like a movie. I traveled back in time, to 100 years ago. This is considered a children's book, but it has truths and insights that people of all ages can learn from. Several of the passages, the literary allusions, and Rebecca's poems were so beautiful that I had to reread them. The language was eloquent. As another reviewer said, the vocabulary wasn't "dumbed down" like the vocabularies of modern children's books, and there was a protagonist one could love.

The only part about the novel that I didn't like was that there isn't a sequel. I would love to find out what Rebecca's career turns out to be. I believe that she marries Mr. Ladd (a.k.a. "Mr. Aladdin"), but I wish we could know for sure.

Overall, I highly reccomend this book to readers of all ages. If you like books with wonderful supporting characters and an unusual, loveable heroine, treat yourself to "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm".

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca is the Girl's Complement to Tom Sawyer, June 30, 2002

By	David Bond (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Books of Wonder) (Hardcover)

I tried to read this book to my 5 year old daughters, (they loved Anne of Green Gables), but the language was too advanced for them. However I couldn't put it down. Ms. Wiggin's use of turn of phrase and metaphor remind me so much of Mark Twain. I'm in awe of their common talent for making it possible to see a concept in a new light by merely a precise juxtaposition of words. Much of this might be lost on younger readers, but my daughters were nevertheless facinated by Rebecca's spirit; so much so, that they asked me to tell them the whole story when I had finished.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-warming story about a girl named Rebecca, March 12, 1999

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This review is from: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Troll Illustrated Classics) (Paperback)

I am 9 years old and just read the book. It was so interesting, I read it in one day! I think everyone should read this book because it really touched my heart; and it probably would do the same to yours!