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The Peterkin Papers (1880)

by Lucretia P. Hale

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The humorous adventures of a foolish family whose problems are righted by the Lady from Philadelphia.
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This is the most marvelous funny little book! I looked for years as an adult for it, unable to recall the title...then found the very copy I had read as a child in my brother's library! It's a 1924 publication, inscribed from one grand aunt to another at Christmas 1945. I'm supposing that they were used book fans then too. The gifter was a librarian for many years:) The Peterkins are lacking common-sense, somewhat like Amelia Bedelia, and their troubles are laugh out loud funny even now. Fairly timeless and very charming. ( )
  Martialia | Sep 28, 2022 |
An odd family with an odd book. Great for a bedtime story. ( )
  Bookoftheworm | Aug 15, 2018 |
The Peterkins are a rather unusual family living somewhere in New England (Massachusetts, I think, as Boston is mentioned with some regularity). The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin and their children, Agamemnon, Elizabeth Eliza, Solomon John, and the three little boys (with their ubiquitous India-rubber boots). The family is always having humorous adventures and problems while trying to accomplish simple tasks of daily living.

I enjoyed The Peterkin Papers very much, although I didn't find them as laugh-out-loud funny now as I did when I read them in elementary school. The book, which is a collection of short stories, is intended for children, and although it's over 100 years old, I think today's children will still see the humor in the situations in which the Peterkins find themselves. The book also provides a window into how people lived in the late 1800s. My only criticism is that as an adult, I realize that as silly as the Peterkins are, it's a wonder they manage to stay alive. ( )
  casvelyn | Nov 19, 2012 |
Probably the funniest book for children ever written. Perhaps it's really too good for them. ( )
  Bpolybius | Jul 18, 2011 |
I remember our teacher reading this book to us in the first grade. We laughed so hard! Full of silly incidents in the lives of the Peterkins, this makes a great read aloud book for the family.
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Lucretia P. Haleprimary authorall editionscalculated
Brett, Harold M.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hale, Ellen DayIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Keats, Ezra JackIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McCarthy, SusanNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McClintock, BarbaraCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Before Amelia Bedelia and the Stupids there were the Peterkins. The Peterkin Papers collects all of Lucretia Hale’s beloved tales of a thoroughly silly family.

Available online at The Hathi Trust:
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