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Honestly love this book. I read it as a kid, and I fully recommend it to anyone with kids. It's a story about long-lost twins who meet coincidentally at a fair, and the adventures they get up to as they try to reunite their family. It's sweet, light and fun for children to read, and a perfect introduction for longer, more advanced classics such as Little Women.
Got this in a used bookstore in St. Petersburg when Dee and I went in Feb. 2016. In old fashioned, comfy style it is like The Orphan and the Mouse. Loved them both!First Line: " 'Now, Don't Do anything dangerous,' Aunt Ivory admonished Pamela."
Very slow but cute by the end!
A quick read with more depth than I expected. Very exciting. A wonderful adventure. I'm glad I found it. Now I'm looking for more by this author!
This is a heart-warming old-fashioned book set in an earlier era (1940s?) in the tradition of "The Parent Trap". Penny Kellyhorn meets her long-lost twin Pamela Kellyhorn at the County Fair and they immediately start to scheme to get their father and their Aunt Ivory together.
CleanlinessChildren's Bad WordsMild Obscenities & Substitutions - 12 Incidents: Heavenly Nellie, for the love of Crow Pete, durned, shut up, land sakes!, Jimminy!, oh shucks, heck, by gorryName Calling - 16 Incidents: queer duck, you old codfish, hellcat, foolish old codger, the old rascals, dummy, young ruffian, that old fool, dummy, you little fool, you idiot. Mentions men call another man many names: “dog, rat, pig, jackass, hog, rattlesnake, skunk, and so forth.”Scatological Terms - 1 Incide...
4.5 stars The last time I read this book was years ago, so I didn't remember much about it(except for Aunt Ivory-- which just goes to show what a great character she is!), but this delightful story was absolutely worth re-reading! Essentially, the story is very similar to that of the Parent Trap movies, but with more thrills and chills and a broader focus. Set in 1940s Maine, the book follows reunited twins Penny and Pamela Kellyhorn, and subplots like Aunt Ivory's relationship with the girls' f...
I learned that true love will just come at the right time. Although there were instances in your life that you think that it's all gone and you can't rephrase it, we'll just hope for the best. Time will just tell and GOD will just let it happen if it's right for you. Just like what happened to the love story of Aunt Ivory (Aunt of the twins- Pamela and Penny Kellyhorn) and their father.
Penny and Pamela Kellyhorn each know they have a twin somewhere. Separated at birth and never given any clear information about each other, they both hope to meet some day.This desire comes true at the county fair. The only clue to who is who is one girl has a light sprinkle of freckles. They have been living a short distance from each other, but the adults raising them chose not to have anything to do with each other due to the history of their past relationship.Pamela is being raised by her un...
3.5I found this 1940 book about separated twins charming. I don't expect to reread it, but it suited my current mood for something undemanding. As far as I know, this is Barbara Cooney's only middle grade chapter book. Later, of course, she became much more famous as an illustrator.
Such a charming little vintage story of two twin girls, separated at birth who find each other at a fair! Follow the girls as they join forces to find out their history, fight fires, go to the circus to see a lion tamer, live on Indian Island at the lighthouse, and have all kinds of grand adventures along with their Aunt Ivory, their father, and their cousin Barney.The story is divided up by season, which I found to be fun. :)There were a very few minor things like one of the girls calling anoth...
I loved this book, which is about long-lost twin sisters who are reunited.
Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into this one.
While I was reading this book I had the strangest feeling I had read it somewhere before. And then out of the blue I realized that this was "Parent Trap"! I have to wonder if it had any basis in the movie. After the first half of the book the similarities end altogether. Except for the matchmaking under way. I know several young ones who will enjoy this book despite its age. It has stood the test of time well. And also Barbara Cooney is a fav.
When Pam and Penny meet for the first time at the fair, they know something is up--they are identical twins! The rest of the book unravels their mysterious life histories. There's some adventure along the way, too. Quite a fun book.
Aunt Ivory should have been a lesbian
AMAZING! Anyone ever watched Disney's 'Parent trap'? Well, they totally ripped off the plot from The Kellyhorns. This version is much more realistic, and funny, with Aunt Ivory a wonderful character.
rating: 3.5This book was published in 1942, when Cooney was 25 years old, so she wrote this in her early 20s, which is why I decided to read it. I've enjoyed her picture books; here she focuses on a different audience. The story reflects the time when this was written, reminding me of Bobbsey Twins, Boxcar children, and others from that era. It's light and fun with lots of action. The plot is reminiscent of "Parent Trap," which I loved as a child, so I'm sure that I would have liked this book, t...
