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Mary G. wrote:
Alice -- this sounds perfect for my Maggie -- since we do boy units that she patiently (sometimes  ) sits through, maybe Thomas could sit through a doll unit -- we love Raggedy Andy here too!
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That's fantastic, Mary! If you are doing a doll unit, don't miss:
"Mudpies and Other Recipes: A Cookbook for Dolls" by Marjorie Winslow
"Little Oh!" by Laura Krauss Melmed and Jim LaMarche
"The Tale of Two Bad Mice" by Beatrix Potter
"The Paper Princess" by Elisa Kleven
"The Lonely Doll" by Dare Write
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OHHH Thanks Alice -- I hadn't seen the "Mud Pies" one or the "Lonely Doll" -- our library has both and are added to the "we want em" list. Seems there's a second Lonely Doll book, A Gift from the Lonely Doll that I also requested.
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A newly found favorite The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Dubose Heyward, illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
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I saw a book poking out of the bag of a friend at science co-op today that reminded me of a favorite author/illustrator. I really love Kim Lewis's books, A Quilt for Baby and Floss. I just checked on Amazon and it looks like there are other Floss books too. We checked one of her books about stuffed animals out of the library at one time, but I didn't really like it. I much prefer her books with realistic illustrations.
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Yes! The Chalet School Series, by Elinor Brent-Dyer, for ages, oh, 11 and up, I'd say. I LOVE these books, and still read them ( as does Kathryn in England-hope I'm not giving away trade secrets )
Jenn, I had to laugh when I saw your post, because my fingers were poised to post about "The Velvet Room", too. Yet again, your bubble hit my bubble, I guess.
In the picture book arena for the Younger Set, I'd have to cast a resounding vote for the Flikka, Rikka and Dikka books. My sister, 20 years older than I am, loved those books, I love the books, my little dds love the books, even my little nieces and, ahem, great nieces (!) love these books. Timeless little girl books with sweet themes and pictures. And for little boys, there're the Snipp, Snapp and Snurr books by the same author.
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Oops, for Mary G. and her (possible) doll unit study, there's a great OOP doll book that boys like, too, called "A Dixie Doll" It's about a whole nursury of dolls---including a very personable sailor doll and soldier doll--- who come to life when their girl is out of the room, and a newcomer to the nursury, an oldfashioned china doll. It turns out that the china doll hails from the Civil War days, and she procedes to entertain all the other dolls, girl and boy dolls alike, with exciting tales from her adventures during the war (many of which take place in South Carolina, if I remember correctly). My ds and dd loved this book as a read aloud when they were little, and I loved reading this book in 7th grade! Lots of action, blockade running and sneaking by sentries in the night, which appeals to boys.
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Kelly wrote:
Yes! The Chalet School Series, by Elinor Brent-Dyer, for ages, oh, 11 and up, I'd say. I LOVE these books, and still read them ( as does Kathryn in England-hope I'm not giving away trade secrets )
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I get online to look for these books EVERY time you or Kathryn mention them, Kelly. I think we'd really enjoy them. But they are really hard to find. No nearby libraries have them and they are all out of print. I finally found what looks like a reasonably priced used version of the original School at the Chalet book, but I have a question that I hope you or Kathryn can answer.
Awhile back I noticed that at one point in time, they came out with an abridged version of the original book. The cover I could see at the used book site looked slightly different than the artwork from the other versions I had seen. Now when I looked more recently, I couldn't tell from the used book descriptions whether the seller was talking about the abridged version or the original version. When I contacted the seller, he couldn't verify which version he had. 
Do you know anything about the difference? Is there a copyright year that you are aware of that would be a sign that the book is unabridged?
I'd appreciate clarification before I make a purchase. Thanks!
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Irene,
I know they've reissued these books. A bunch of the old ones I have were published by Armada, in the sixties, maybe. The newer ones were re-published (with a totally different cover) by Collins in 1998, Collins being an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. I bought the first five (part of the Collins reissue) from the book purveyors at "A Common Reader" (they have a website), who in turn bought them from a distributer called Trafalgar Square out of N. Pomfret, Vermont.
As to their being abridged, that I don't know. I haven't seen the words abridged on any of my copies, but maybe I missed something. Kathryn? Leonie?
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Kelly wrote:
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That's right! I had forgotten that some of the thanks for introducing this very appealing sounding series goes to Leonie. Thanks for reminding me.
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Jenn, I had to laugh when I saw your post, because my fingers were poised to post about "The Velvet Room", too. Yet again, your bubble hit my bubble, I guess.
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I read this book last year at Jenn's recommendation.
It's a keeper. 
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Kelly wrote:
Oops, for Mary G. and her (possible) doll unit study, there's a great OOP doll book that boys like, too, called "A Dixie Doll" It's about a whole nursury of dolls---including a very personable sailor doll and soldier doll--- who come to life when their girl is out of the room, and a newcomer to the nursury, an oldfashioned china doll. It turns out that the china doll hails from the Civil War days, and she procedes to entertain all the other dolls, girl and boy dolls alike, with exciting tales from her adventures during the war (many of which take place in South Carolina, if I remember correctly). My ds and dd loved this book as a read aloud when they were little, and I loved reading this book in 7th grade! Lots of action, blockade running and sneaking by sentries in the night, which appeals to boys.
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Kelly -- this book sounds awesome but Abebooks has it starting at $40 and of course, my library doesn't have it  !
I'll keep it on my list of wanna sees and hope it comes up somewhere!
Thanks for the suggestion -- and we're odng the doll unit after Easter -- thought it'd me a fun close to our year and help bridge the packing stuff away and promise of new toys in Austria.....
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Kelly wrote:
Irene,
I know they've reissued these books. A bunch of the old ones I have were published by Armada, in the sixties, maybe. The newer ones were re-published (with a totally different cover) by Collins in 1998, Collins being an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. I bought the first five (part of the Collins reissue) from the book purveyors at "A Common Reader" (they have a website), who in turn bought them from a distributer called Trafalgar Square out of N. Pomfret, Vermont.
As to their being abridged, that I don't know. I haven't seen the words abridged on any of my copies, but maybe I missed something. Kathryn? Leonie?
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Sorry for the slow reply ... I only just spotted this . I think the Armada 1960s paperback editions were not exactly abridged, but a few passages from the original hardbacks were omitted. The amount that was changed varied from book to book; some changes were negligible, others more substantial. The original hardbacks are now collector's items and way, way out of my price range, so I have only ever read the newer editions. I haven't heard of any versions that are abridged to the point that it would be a problem.
The first book The School at the Chalet was republished a few years ago in its original form as a special anniversary edition to celebrate 70 or 75 years (can't remember which!) since its publication. In the last two or three years some of the rarer books have been republished by Girls Gone By, a small specialist publisher. I think they also make a point of using the original hardback text.
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On the subject of the Chalet School series, I also thought to mention that I picked up a hardback Three-in-One volume of the first three books in the series for $12 from either ebay or Abebooks. I think the first three books are Book #1: "The School at the Chalet"; #2 "Jo of the Chalet School";and #3The Princess of the Chalet School". The next two volumes, #4 and #5 are "The Head Girl of the Chalet School" and "Rivals of the Chalet School". I've noticed lots of compendium volumes, just be sure you get at least the first two books to get you "into" the series!
As for "A Dixie Doll", have you tried ILL, Mary? If you really get in a pinch, I could loan you my copy.
Happy Hunting!
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I read this book last year at Jenn's recommendation.
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Isn't it a great read? *I* want to have a velvet room full of books!...Guess I'll have to settle for a converted garage with bookshelves, though
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I'm glad you liked it. I have 4 sisters and they all name the book as their favorite, too...as do some of my cousins.
I have a room full of books, but no cozy little velvet nook to be hidden from other people's view and curl up with a good book. Maybe I could convert one of my bay windows...hmmm....
I don't think dh would go for it.
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Thanks for the info on the Chalet School series, Kelly and Kathryn. Now I'll have a better idea of what to look for on the used book sites.
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I really want to find these books, but this list:
Elinor Brent-Dyer shows a whopping 58 titles!!!!
This is going to be a huge endeavour!
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Get the first one, "The School in the Chalet" and see if you like it.
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JennGM wrote:
I really want to find these books, but this list:
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And 62 titles in paperback (some of the originals were split into two). If you click on the link under the paperback heading it gives a list of which books were abridged and by how much - most have minor changes, a few major. Though as hardbacks are way out of budget for anyone other than a collector (unlikely to be less than $50-$60) there isn't much point in hunting for unabridged versions.
Although it would be nice to read them in order, it isn't necessary. I started somewhere in the middle of the series when I was given one of the books as a girl, and worked backwards, forwards and sideways as and when books came into print. There are a number of "key" books which introduce major changes to the school or major new characters. The early books Kelly listed are good ones to look for. The two that cover the most fundamental changes are:
The Chalet School in Exile (moves the school from Austria to the UK during WW2)
The Chalet School and Barbara (moves the school to Switzerland)
Although there are big jumps between these, they make it possible to jump into later books in the series without being totally confused! A few books in the series have "older" themes - The Chalet School in the Oberland is about a finishing branch for older teenagers and includes a boyfriend issue (dealt with very morally); Trials for the Chalet School has a leading character who professes to be an atheist. Nothing inappropriate there ... just "older".
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Hitty- Her First Hundred Years is a wonderful dolly book.
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