The Little Family (More Little Treasures from Lois Lenski)

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Summary: Little Charmer of a Bygone Day
Review: If you only read story books that are politically correct, you may not enjoy this one. It was written in 1932 and by today's standard is very limited in the gender roles it portrays. Having said that, let me hasten to add that I LOVE this book and all of the similar titles by the talented Lois Lenski. This is a quaint little book with very simple, colorful drawings. The artwork has a satisfying peaceful, gentle nature with a subtle magic of motion and activity that is almost baffling coming from such simplicity. It describes the daily lives of the Little Family that consists of Mr. and Mrs. Little and their children, Tommy and Sally. We see their house and follow them in their activities on a simple average day. They do their housework, yardwork, marketing, baking, gardening and they also go for a drive together and have a picnic. The children feed the chickens, play with a ball and read a book. The family spends loving time together in their living room in the evening. This book is very simple, no big exciting plot, but endearing and relaxing and actually...quite inspiring. Little children will enjoy it. It's quiet tone makes it a perfect book for a bedtime story. Check out all of the wonderful titles by Lois Lenski. Each one is a delight.