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One of my favorite books as a kid...so enchanting!
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Japanese Dolls #2
Little Plum
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When Gem moves into The House Next Door, Nona and Belinda think she's stuck up and vow to have nothing to do with her. But the beautiful Japanese doll in her window soon attracts their attention. They name her Little Plum because of the plum blossom decorating her clothes - but unlike Nona's Japanese dolls, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, Little Plum seems sad, unloved and uncared for. Will the three girls - and the three dolls - ever become friends?
142 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1963
This edition
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142 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 1963 by Viking Press
- ISBN
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9780590207188
- ASIN
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0590207180
- Language
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English
About the author
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Margaret Rumer Godden was an English author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
A few of her works were co-written with her elder sister, novelist Jon Godden, including Two Under the Indian Sun, a memoir of the Goddens' childhood in a region of India now part of Bangladesh.
A few of her works were co-written with her elder sister, novelist Jon Godden, including Two Under the Indian Sun, a memoir of the Goddens' childhood in a region of India now part of Bangladesh.
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I remember reading this sweet little book when I was in elementary school.
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If I should ever decide to reread this for a third (?fourth?) time, it's avl. via openlibrary.org.
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Another delightful whimsical book I never got to read as a child. The character of Belinda was quite annoying.
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Now this book was the escapist read I needed in troubled times!
I read Little Plum in my childhood and loved this exquisite cover n n but the cover of my edition n n works in a different way. It shows the character of the untidy, boisterous Belinda and her cousin, the neat as a pin Nona.
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower was Nona's story. This is Belinda's.
& what a believable little girl Belinda is. Rude, tactless, aggressive and a bully. Probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer either! Yet her determination to befriend the wealthy but lonely Gem shows endearing side to her character.& she tries so hard to fix things, when - to no one's surprise but Belinda's her methods don't work.
If I could make one tiny criticism it would be that Japanese doll Little Plum remains - a doll. Yet Miss Happiness & Miss Flower still have their personalities.
A wonderful tale from an author who understands that real children are not PC. (although Ms Godden would have despised that term if she had ever heard it!)
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I read Little Plum in my childhood and loved this exquisite cover n n but the cover of my edition n n works in a different way. It shows the character of the untidy, boisterous Belinda and her cousin, the neat as a pin Nona.
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower was Nona's story. This is Belinda's.
& what a believable little girl Belinda is. Rude, tactless, aggressive and a bully. Probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer either! Yet her determination to befriend the wealthy but lonely Gem shows endearing side to her character.& she tries so hard to fix things, when - to no one's surprise but Belinda's her methods don't work.
If I could make one tiny criticism it would be that Japanese doll Little Plum remains - a doll. Yet Miss Happiness & Miss Flower still have their personalities.
A wonderful tale from an author who understands that real children are not PC. (although Ms Godden would have despised that term if she had ever heard it!)
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An old childhood favorite that I recently re-read. Loved it as much now as I did back then!
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Children’s book; sequel to (or stand alone) “Miss Happiness and Miss Flower. A book that has stayed with me since my childhood, causing me to seek it out even though I could not recall the title or author! In other words: read this book to your daughter!
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A book about a quiet little British girl with a beautiful Japanese dollhouse described in perfectionistic detail. The next best thing to actually having such a dollhouse.
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