Mary Mapes Dodge Book order (chronological)

A Dutch boy and girl work toward two goals, finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.

Kniha pre deti odohrávajuca sa v Holandsku - zemi vodných kanálov, kde v zime korčuľujú snáď aj kojenci... Sledujeme dvojicu talentovaných, ale chudobných súrodencov, ich priateľov, a vyvrcholením knihy je napínavý rýchlokorčuliarsky závod o strieborné korčule.... A milá, bystrá, trpezliváGrétka? Čo je s ňou? Spýtajte sa jej muža. Odpovie vám, že je to najskvelejšia, najsladšia žena v Holandsku. No ak sa stretnete s pani van Gleckovou, bude vám znova a znova rozprávať o malom rozkošnom dievčatku, ktoré na veľkých korčuliarskych pretekoch vyhralo strieborné korčule.

"Gretel looked at her mother in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry." from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. Author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864).