this is a really wonderful story of a young boy and a beautiful spot in Canada.Memere and Pepere and conflict in a family. This book has a characters that you will remember long after you have read it. The boys journey to reunite his family is both touching and wonderful. A hopefull tale with really wonderful illustrations by one of the greatest illustrators of childrens books. A do not miss and great book to keep forever

A most compeling book about life on Jekyll Island. The author did his homework and provides you with interesting facts and clarification on previously misinterpreted information. The photos capture the true feeling of the times. A must read for those interested in history.

This book is perfect for those who want to learn about the facinating history of Jekyll Island. It not only outlines the lifestyles of some of the Club's highest profile members, but offers a vivid account of what life was like for those who worked on the Island. This is a book I highly recommend, and would benefit both long-time and first-time visitors.

A meticulously researched and highly engaging book detailing some of the remaining "cottages" (if you consider a 16 room house with 5 bathrooms a cottage) at the Jekyll Island colony. If you're familiar with the subject, you'll already know that some of the wealthiest men of the late 19th and early 20th century made Jekyll (off the southern coast of Georgia, near the Florida border) their getaway of choice; some going to the extent of building elaborate residences for their brief sojourns South. This book details the histories of some of the remaining houses; who built them, who enjoyed them, and how eventually death and financial decline caught up with just about all of them. It's loaded with photos, and not just boring old architects' shots of the finished products- we are treated to casual snaps of the families having tea outside, playing with the kids in the pool, or going for a ride in the pony cart. Add to this the aforementioned well-researched history of the families and houses themselves, and you have a book that you won't be able to put down. I'm a dedicated remainder-and-used book buyer, but I'm going to gladly play Amazon for a new copy of this. It's absolutely worth it. Enjoy!

Life on an island in is anything but boring! Jessie shows her cousin the beauty of her island home, and he discovers joys that can't be found in the big city.

So as the grandchild of the author I'm a little biased, but this is an excellent book.

Addison Pratt's journal has the sweep of a great mini-series! This son of an organ builder runs away to sea, is almost murdered in Hawaii, falls in love a remarkably independent woman and follows her to Canada and proposes, settles down and becomes a captain on the Erie Canal. Then he hears about Joseph Smith and the Mormons and after careful study, he and his wife join and move to Nauvoo. Almost immediately he is sent on a mission to the South Pacific where he labors for 5 years unaware of the murder of Joseph Smith or of his family's expulsion from Nauvoo. At last he returns by way fo the gold fields and reaches Salt Lake City where the Mormons have gathered, but within a year is sent back to Tahiti crossing the Nevada desert to California. In a few months his wife and daughters follow but when they reach Tahiti they find Addison imprisoned by the French government which is suspicious of Americans.
Pratt writes well and is honest, and George Ellsworth has done a thoroughly professional job of editing this massive journal.
Read his wife's journal as well. Louisa Barnes Pratt is equally gifted as a writer and equally courageous and committed to what she believes is true.

For anyone with ancestors from Jura, this book is a must. Well researched. Well written by a person who lived there for many years and talked to old timers who had original information about life on this Scottish island. Contained a good bit of specific family information which will be invaluable to those with families who once lived there.

I read this in 5th grade and it inspired me to want to make a movie out of it. I was also happy that this was a sequel to Help! I'm a Prisoner in The Library, which I also enjoyed. Clifford has the characters and plot well established. Very creative. Check it out!

Sadie Rose Weilerstein, born in 1894, was a leading author of Jewish children's stories for more than 50 years. She introduced the tiny character named K'tonton in the September 1930 issue of Outlook magazine.

Isaac Samuel ben Baruch Reuben--whose first name meant laughter--was a late-born miracle. His mother had wanted a child so badly that in her Sukkot prayers, she promised to love even a child "no bigger than a thumb." Sure enough, before a year had passed, she gave birth to a son. And sure enough, he was no bigger than her thumb. She blanketed him in the flax she had used to wrap an etrog--the Israeli citrus fruit used to celebrate Sukkot--and cradled him in a hand-carved etrog box.

An educational director and Chazan, whose students loved the tales, recommended the book. I am glad I followed up, because my son adores this magical little fellow. Each 2 to 5-page tale is filled with details about important Jewish ideas or traditions, and a dash of Jewish humor. The evening story hour brings eager requests not for one or two stories, but three.

This 16-story 1976 volume appeared as a sequel to The Adventures of K'tonton (1935) and K'tonton in Israel (1964). It is illustrated by Michael Berenstain. (His parents Stan and Jan created the Berenstain Bears in 1962, which Michael also illustrated).

In the first book, K'tonton slid down the side of a chopping bowl, made his first trip to the synagogue on the harvest festival of Sukkot, rode on the tip of a lulav (the palm branch used in the celebration), planned a palace for the Sabbath Queen, saved the birds on Shabbat Shirah, planted trees in Israel, rode a spinning Chanukah dreidel, turned up in a Purim cookie covered with poppy seeds and celebrated Pesach with help from a mouse.

In the prologue, the author explains that K'tonton had just returned to his parents on Shabbat Nachamu, the Sabbath of Comfort. He had been lost for three months. The stories tell what happened in that time.

K'tonton's parents took him for a picnic at the beach. There, K'tonton simply disappeared. His mother had stuck him into his father's hat band, to protect him from the wind. As the wind grew, a gust lifted his father's hat off, with K'tonton on it. It blew right onto a seagull, which flew off. His parents had no idea where he was. The hat landed in the ocean, and then in some reeds. On that lonely island, K'tonton was rescued by a duck, whose ducklings warmed him. The second day and story landed K'tonton in a bird's nest, where among other things he thanked God for giving back his life.

In the next nine stories, K'tonton built a house from a seashell, moved it to a drier spot, befriended a turtle, found food and water, repaid the mother duck's kindness. He welcomed the Sabbath Queen with fireflies instead of candles and fed his new animal friends with the bountiful harvest of the wilderness. He made clothes from the beach grasses, greeted the new moon, and celebrated Shavuot. In one story he coped with the insects. In another, he grew very sad and cheered himself in wonderful ways.

In the last two stories, K'tonton helped a wounded swallow and found a way to leave the island. The book closes with a nine-page section about the holidays K'tonton celebrated on the island.

This book is a great read-aloud for children of all ages. It will light their eyes like fireflies. Alyssa A. Lappen