We enjoyed this more than expected!

Oh great God! I can't believe this book is listed! I read Baby Island over and over when I was a child. I still talk about it to little kids and they all want to read it. I'm going to have to buy it. I wonder if it's as marvelous as I remember. What was not to love? Intrepid girls, charged with the care of several babies, marooned on an island! I didn't worry about those girls for one minute. I wanted to be them. A great read for a young girl.

Fun to re-read this book after 50 years. Perfect story for young girls.

I really liked how the ship had wrecked and then the little life boat they were on brought them to an island where they met Peterkin. I also liked how on Christmas their teepee washed away and Peterkin took them in and they got lots of gold from the treasure chest he had found. Their father came and found them on a big boat with the babies mothers and Mr. Peterkin had said that once he had married a girl that he had been with that he thought of going to Australia with them and finding some open land to live on.

I loved this book when I was younger. I recently rediscovered it and was disappointed to learn that it's actually terrible.

This lady is out of her mind

Yeah, this is sort of a weird book. I get that. But I don't care. It will always have a very affectionate spot in my heart. This is the edition I had when I was a kid, and I remember always thinking that the blond girl on the cover, who I think is the big sister, looks like Tina Yothers. Love this book no matter what. (But I probably won't re-read it -- I don't need any bubbles burst.)

Definitely one of my favorite books as a 10 year old:) Babies?? On an ISLAND?!? Of course!!!

This was to me one of the sweetist cutiest little stories I have ever read!
I really think everyone should at lest read this once...It's not about anything really special just two girls takeing care of children on an island and there adventures.

As a little girl, I loved babies! I wanted one of my own so bad (little did I know what I would have been in for). I ended up coming across this book and fell in love with it. I felt so close to the two girls and wished so much that I was in their shoes. It about 2 sisters who are shipwrecked along with 4 babies. They ended up getting stranded on an island where they not only have to fend for themselves but for the little ones as well. No matter what the girls came across they always tried hard and did their best. It really inspired me. I still have my copy from when I was a little girl. Highly recommended!

This is one of my daughter's favorite books :)

I saved every penny I earned so I could buy this book in the 6th grade at book fair in school. This was the book that started it all for me. This book opened up a love for reading in me. It is still a cherrished and greatly loved book by me and I can not wait to share my old tattered copy with my granddaghter in a few years. THANK YOU Carol Ryrie Brink!