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Rachel Field (1894–1942)

Author of Hitty: Her First Hundred Years

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Works by Rachel Field

Hitty: Her First Hundred Years (1929) 1,743 copies
Calico Bush (1931) 1,564 copies
Prayer for a Child (1941) 1,099 copies
All This, and Heaven Too (1938) 218 copies
General Store (1863) 105 copies
Time Out of Mind (1935) 43 copies
And Now Tomorrow (1942) 35 copies
Taxis and Toadstools (1934) 26 copies
Grace for an Island Meal (2006) 23 copies
Poems (1957) 16 copies
Hepatica Hawks (1932) 15 copies
The Rachel Field Story Book (1958) 15 copies
All Through the Night (1940) 9 copies
People from Dickens (1935) 7 copies
The Yellow Shop (1931) 6 copies
The Bird Began To Sing (1932) 6 copies
Fear is the Thorn (1936) 4 copies
Branches Green (1934) 4 copies
Just Across The Street (1939) 4 copies
Six Plays (1925) 4 copies
THE POINTED PEOPLE (1930) 4 copies
Eliza and the Elves (1926) 3 copies
Ipswich in the Great War (2016) 2 copies
Little Dog Toby 2 copies
El cielo y tú 2 copies
Christmas time (1941) 1 copy
A Little Book of Days (1927) 1 copy

Associated Works

Winter Poems (1994) — Contributor — 1,142 copies
A Newbery Halloween (1991) — Contributor — 148 copies
Ten Tales of Christmas (1972) — Contributor — 146 copies
Poems of Early Childhood (Childcraft) (1923) — Contributor — 114 copies
Storytelling and Other Poems (Childcraft) (1949) — Contributor — 89 copies
Best in Children's Books 06 (1958) 76 copies
Best in Children's Books 13 (1958) 61 copies
The Grandma Moses storybook (1961) — Contributor — 31 copies
Witches, Witches, Witches (1958) — Contributor — 30 copies
The White Cat and Other Old French Fairy Tales (1698) — Editor, some editions — 21 copies
The Best American Short Stories 1943 (1943) — Contributor — 11 copies
The Word Lives On: A Treasury of Spiritual Fiction (1951) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Big Vacation Book for Girls — Contributor, some editions — 2 copies

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I’m not sure this needs a review.

This book is charming, the soft and nurturing warmth of family and God shine from this book in a way relatable to small children.

This particular edition is larger and a better choice for reading aloud and sharing the illustrations.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 36 other reviews | Apr 21, 2023 |
Very interesting to read children's historical fiction written a century ago; some passages would not be considered acceptable today, but it has may salient qualities as a piece of history.
 
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bookwyrmm | 35 other reviews | Apr 19, 2023 |
Lovely first book of prayer.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 36 other reviews | Mar 11, 2023 |
This an interesting enough read, as Hitty keeps having decent ventures during her these hundred years. But… this doll is kind of a brat. She whines and complains pretty consistently. After a few hundred pages I really wasn’t pulling for her. By far I thought the most likable character was Hitty's first owner (Phoebe) and I would have preferred the story stay on Phoebe's side when they parted. While it's an okay tale, by the end of the book I just didn’t care all that much.
 
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Allyoopsi | 35 other reviews | Jun 22, 2022 |

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56
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Rating
3.9
Reviews
91
ISBNs
102
Languages
8

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