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The Golden Name Day (Golden Age Library) Paperback – May 24, 2021

by Jennie D Lindquist (Author)
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A name day all her own! Nine-year-old Nancy had never heard of this Swedish custom-much like a big birthday party-until she came to live with Grandma and Grandpa Benson on their farm. To her disappointment, Nancy learns that her name is not in the Swedish Almanac, so there is no day set aside especially for her.

Although the problem of a name day for Nancy is never far from anyone's mind, her life on the Benson farm is a busy one filled with delight. Living with family where the slightest occasion calls for celebration-complete with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and animals-it's impossible to be unhappy.

Fresh new illustrations make this classic tale as sunny as the yellow roses Nancy loves, and as memorable as the marvelous way in which she, at last, gets a name day all her own.

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    9 - 12 years
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    192 pages
  4. Language
    English
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    6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
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    Purple House Press
  7. Publication date
    May 24, 2021
  8. ISBN-10
    1948959305
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1948959308
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Purple House Press (May 24, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1948959305
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1948959308
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

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  • Jessica
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful new edition
    Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2024
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    This was a beautiful new addition to I believe a1940s Newbery Honor book. I was happy to add it to my collection!
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  • Faye Taylor
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite childhood book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2021
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    My great aunt gave me this book as a child and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately- I loaned the book to someone who never returned it. I was so happy to be able to purchase this book on Amazon for my granddaughter.
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  • L. E. Roberts
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Book for Those Who Appreciate Simplicity and Beauty
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2008
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    Part of a trilogy, this is a book for those who love the works of Tasha Tudor. Set amongst Swedish immigrant to the rural United States a century ago, it will bring alive all the beautiful traditions and common sense values they brought to this country with themselves.

    The central character, a young non-swedish girl, learns the beauty of their traditions and how it fits into the America of one hundred years ago. It is heart-warming, without being sentimental or preachy. I, a male, retired Marine Warrant Officer, recommend it heartily.
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  • Aunt Deb
    5.0 out of 5 stars another good old Newbery winner
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
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    What a sweet story. I'd like a name day! I'm trying to read all the Newbery award winners and I'm glad this one is on that list. I really enjoyed the storyline and the characters.
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Heatherly
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
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    I loved this book as a child and still love it as an adult. It is such a simply yet magical story. I look forward to sharing it with my future family.
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  • Mamma Ro
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book etched itself in my memory
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2014
    I borrowed these books from my local library when I was a girl and I must have read them at least a few times because I enjoyed them so much. For years I have been wracking my brain to remember the name of the books and the author. I suspected it had gone out of print and it appears that it has.

    I loved this series as much as the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. The series was really dear to me and I'm so grateful to have found a copy through inter-library loan. I hope they reprint the set someday.

    The series takes place in small-town New Hampshire around 1900-1910. Teddy Roosevelt is the president. Horse and buggy are the main transport, along with train. They have telephones and telegraphs.

    First book begins in April (spring) when Nancy arrives. (age 9)
    Second book begins in September (fall) and ends at Christmas.
    Third book begins in January on Nancy's 10th birthday.

    Nancy is a city girl who comes to live with her adopted Swedish Grandma and Grandpa in the country. They are not her real grandparents, but family friends of her mother who grew up as close friends of their daughters, Anna and Martha, who are now Aunt Anna and Aunt Martha. Nancy is coming to stay live with them because her mother is very ill and will stay in the hospital for a year. She is scared, lonely and homesick when she arrives. But the extended family network of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, neighbors and of course farm and household animals welcome her into their turn of the century rural lives.

    This first book does a nice job of unpacking each of the characters and gradually carrying us through Nancy's first half-year in the countryside. Nancy and the other childrens' enthusiasm for flowers, animals, and new discoveries are ultimately the main plot of the book.

    The plot or key "conflict" is supposedly that Nancy wants to have a Name Day, like her Swedish cousins and relatives all have. But since "Nancy" isn't a Swedish name, it isn't found in the almanac. This plot is as thin as soup stock and doesn't provide much back bone for the story. But somehow, the story just hums along like a spring brook. The small town community and life on the farm is romantic and charming. Everyone is likable, cheerful, enthusiastic, kind, generous, creative and playful. This seems like it wouldn't be enough to carry an entire novel but somehow the magic is in it's simplicity and idyllic setting.

    This is the best book of the 3 in the series. This one is rich with magical, memorable moments that read like golden sunshine or the scent of roses in June. The other two books just don't quite have this same depth of emotion and enchantment, but are still delightful and charming. But it's this magical richness which must have been the reason this book stuck in my memory and in my heart, as it did for many other readers.

    These magical, savory moments include:
    * Nancy discovering the apple orchard in bloom on the farm and having an opportunity to wear her special party dress for no reason, let her hair down, and to go out in the twilight all alone in the vast blooming, fragrant orchard.
    * Nancy discovering a warm sunny reading spot on the stairs where the afternoon sunbeams shine through the stained glass window and cast rainbow light onto her book pages.
    * Nancy discovering a book of poetry in the attic and then spending an afternoon under an oak tree in a field of buttercups and daisies at the farm. Then suddenly Wanda wanders into the story!
    * Going exploring in the woods and deciding it must be full of fairies, busy with their forest fairy lives.

    The girls make clothes for their dolls who are named after flowers: Violet, Jasmine, Daisy, Trillium, Marigold.

    Grandpa, the animals, and the children, including the neighbor kids (Wanda and Alex, a boy in a wheelchair) are all part of a club they've named the Crimson Ramblers. They meet Ben in the 2nd book and he joins the club too.

    Other books I have a similar affection for: the Little House books, Anne of Green Gables, Gone Away Lake, Penderwicks, Betsy-Tacy, Charlotte's Web, No Flying in the House, and it reminds me a bit of The Children of Noisy Village, because of course it's Swedish.

    I would highly recommend this book as a read-aloud story for kids age 5-7 and for independent readers age 8-10.
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  • Castiron
    5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2022
    I am delighted to see this book back in print. This was one of my favorite books as a child, and I'm very happy that I can send it to my young relatives so they can enjoy the adventures of Nancy and the Carlsen girls.

    I hope that Lindquist's estate will give Harper the right to reprint the rest of the trilogy, and that the publisher may eventually make an agreement with Garth Williams's estate to rerelease the books with their original illustrations.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A little look behind the curtain.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016
    We find this gratifying, my cousins and I. This is our Aunt Jennie, who we knew only in her last years when she moved back to the area of her childhood. She is buried next to her favorite cousin, as it should be, and we plant flowers every year. We are glad she gave you pleasure. She was on the Newbery Award committee the year her book came out and took herself off when she was named one of the finalists.

    My wife and my cousin both read this to their oldest granddaughters (9,8) this year.
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  • Kristina Baron
    5.0 out of 5 stars So wonderful to find this old book that had been out-of-print for years
    Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2023
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    I loved this book as a child in the 1970s. One of my favourites. I looked for it for years, only to find it was out of print. It was a wonderful surprise to discover a publishing company reprinting older, discontinued books. The illustrations are not the same as the beautiful ones I once knew - especially the gorgeous cover art of the old version. However, they are charming and do the job. The story is gentle and lovely and tells of the specialness of day to day life in a family that seems to make a celebration of everything. I'd recommend this to adults who want that trip down memory lane, and to children who look for a sweet classic book about "olden times".
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