I had to read another book in the series!! Always fun!!

What can I say? These are really cute books about five sisters and their baby brother living in NYC around 1913. My children (8 & 9 yrs old) really enjoyed this book and learning a little about what it was like during that setting in America. We will be looking for more stories about this family!

1913 - Lower East Side, New York City. The All-of-a-Kind Family continues with the five sisters befriended troubled Guido. Dependable and rational Ella leads the way to befriend Guido. Henny continues being a mischievous little girl, and Sarah is adorable as always.

I love this series and reading it makes me feel so happy. I have found that there seems to be a female hero(besides Mama) in each book. The first book was the librarian. In this book it is Miss Carey. She is a nurse and I love her interaction with the girls.
Henny: "Miss Carey, why don't you work uptown with the rich people, instead of down here on the East Side? Then you could make lots of money."
Miss Carey gave a little chuckle. "But I like this section of New York, and I like the people here."

Cute throwback from my elementary school years, found at a used book sale recently.

This is such a wonderful series. Sydney Taylor is a great author and brings the family to life. It’s a perfect and relaxing one day read.

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1.All-of-a-Kind Family
2.All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown
3.More All-of-a-Kind Family
4.All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown
5.Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family

I have to agree with other reviewers: this one is simply not as enchanting as the others. I don't think it is stilted language, as others said. It is more that the story didn't hold together very well. We have Henny being a real brat and all that we learn is that Mama had a long talk with her. It just stops short. We do have an ongoing story with Guido to hold together the book, but it isn't really enough. Somehow the story isn't particularly memorable. It isn't particularly bad, but it isn't particularly good either. I won't be keeping my paperback copy of this. I have no plans to read this one again.

Such fun stories and scrapes these girls get into! My favorites - one girl ripping her clothes so she would look poor and going to the Christian church so she could receive a free doll for Christmas. Henny charging her friends money to come watch her give baby brother a bath!

I can't tell if I loved it or hated it! I wish I wasn't on the last book! :-( I loved the series! Will read again and over again! Such cute stories!!

Just as good as the first, or maybe, even better.

These books are so cute, and great for my puppy-induced short attention span.