The Bobbsey Twins in the Country

The first three Bobbsey twins books were favorite reads of mine as a child, including this one, in which the children spend a month during the summer at their cousin's home on a farm.

While not preachy or overly "sweet", the stereotypes from a century ago are evident, obvious, but thankfully, not really offensive. Consider the time it was written, and enjoy it for nostalgia's sake.

A summer visit to their Aunt Sarah and Uncle Daniel on the family farm in Meadow Brook brings plenty of fun and frolic with the Bobbseys' cousin Harry and their many new friends - picnics and fireworks, parades and wild horse rides. But there is also plenty of work to be done, as the children help a sick neighbor bring in his crop of peas; organize a circus to raise money for the children at the nearby fresh-air camp; and rise to the occasion in the face of a potentially devastating flood. And by the end of their visit they have uncovered the culprit responsible for mysterious midnight serenades on the piano in the parlor.

The second book in The Bobbsey Twins series finds the two sets of twins experiencing life in the country during the first part of their summer vacation from school. Their stay with their aunt, uncle and cousins on their farm in Meadow Brook is filled with new adventures for the 'city' Bobbseys.

Why is it the boys seemed to have all the fun?

The twins put on a circus show, attend a parade, plant gardens, start a barnfire, go to a camp and make friends, and much more.

Another Christmas gift and a wonderful story.

22.The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Laura Lee Hope (read in 1939) This and its predecessor book The Bobbsey Twins were not books I especially wanted to read but reading material was scarce so I read it.