The hot summers in New York City are very tiresome for Henry and Bessie. With nothing but red brick buildings to look at and no room for trees in their yard, they long for a change. Imagine their excitement when a long journey ends at their new home in the country! Join them in 1853 for good times, good friends, and good works as they have a summer they will never forget. They learn to grow their own garden, try milking a cow, ride a goat-drawn cart and help change a little girl’s life. Bessie’s pure heart, Henry’s independence and Mama’s wisdom and love will charm and inspire readers in this lovely vintage novel for children. Most importantly, children will learn how much our Good Shepherd Jesus loves each one of them. This is a completely rewritten story, not a PDF or OCR version with a lot of garbage characters! See the introduction in the "Look Inside" feature to learn more about this edition.

Henry and Bessie: What They Did in the Country

Children's Books

Prentiss, Elizabeth P.

Perkins, Rebecca S.

Literature & Fiction

Renewing Vintage Favorites

After getting into trouble for a reckless deed, Frank Hudson wishes for a fence to surround him and help him avoid future predicaments. It must be high so he won’t climb over, and thorny so he won’t go through. A hedge fence! Providentially, a gentleman boarder comes to Frank’s rescue, with monthly scripture notes intended as Frank’s hedge of protection. There are ample opportunities for mischief and danger and the “hedges” seem to arrive just when Frank needs them. He describes each dilemma to his cousin in this series of letters. Two other short stories follow A Hedge Fence in this modernized version. Please review if you like this book so that other parents will check it out.

A Hedge Fence

Alden, Isabella Pansy

A modern version of this vintage favorite. It is updated so that you can read it without the distraction of strange words, spelling and figures of speech. Little Spring Breeze wants to be helpful like his relative who boasts of bringing ships into port or even his uncle, Great Gust, who rattles windows, but what can someone his size do? How excited he is when he finally discovers a job he can do—carry seeds to be planted in a new place! But will the dandelion he carries be welcomed into its new garden? Find out with Spring Breeze. This delightful story is just one of the touching and instructing stories and poems that fill this little volume. There are inspiring stories to interest everyone in the family, separated into two parts by reader age. Caring for others, kindness, loving God and obedience are themes throughout. Elizabeth Prentiss wrote over two dozen books including fiction, poetry, and hymns. Her husband, Reverend George Prentiss, wrote: "Her pen moved always and only under a sense of duty. She held her talent as a gift from God, and consecrated it sacredly to the enforcement and diffusion of His truth." Only a Dandelion is a collection of poems and stories written throughout her life.

Only a Dandelion: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems for the Entire Family

Rabbit is a good girl, but she doesn’t always obey Mama. See what happens when she delays in this first ever picture book of the poem by Elizabeth Prentiss. Originally published as the poem The Disobedient Rabbit in the book Only a Dandelion (1854) by Elizabeth Prentiss Please review if you like this book so that other parents will check it out.

The Rabbit's Lesson

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Henry and Bessie: What They Did in the Country

A Hedge Fence

Only a Dandelion: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems for the Entire Family

The Rabbit's Lesson

Henry and Bessie: What They Did in the Country