THE SNOO-FLY PIE

by Mildred Jordan ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1944

One of the most beguiling books of the season, both from the point of view of story and book making. From the attractive jacket, and the beautifully designed paper -- board-binding, through the delightful line drawings, and the full pages in color by Henry C. Pits, the book is a triumph over the difficulties of wartime manufacturing. And the text is just as good. It is a present day story of a farm family in that section of Pennsylvania near Reading where the ""Pennsylvania Dutch"" sling tenaciously to their peculiar form of speech, characteristic expressions and traditional customs. This is the tale of a very live small girl, Dobby, who was very tired of being told she was ""too young So she tried to disprove it, and got into all sorts of reable. But at the end she managed to make the -fly Pie which gives the book its name. Good story telling (by the author of One Red Rose Forever, etc.) -- good American background round the seasons --full of the sights and sounds and smells of country life, all incidental to the lively story of Dobby.

Pub Date: May 15, 1944

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Knopf

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1944

Categories: CHILDREN'S