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The Moffats
De Eleanor Estes et Louis Slobodkin
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Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and—most days at least—the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house ... sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure.
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The Moffats
De Eleanor Estes et Louis Slobodkin
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Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and—most days at least—the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house ... sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure.
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This was a cute little story read in just a few hours. It focuses on the four children of a single mother living in a small Connecticut suburb. Written in 1941 before the U.S. involvement in World War II, but taking place just after World War I, it is tinged with easy innocence. The children, Jane, Sylvie, Joey and Rufus, are just old enough to begin helping mom with household chores and running small errands in town, but they are still young enough to get themselves into mischief. Running away from school and riding a freight train as a first grader wasn't as dangerous then as it would be today.
Simple, old fashioned tale.
This is a sweet episodic family story, set around the time of WWI. The past setting isn't alienating, the characters and their concerns are easy to relate to. It would make an excellent read aloud - I'd recommend it to someone looking for a family story to read to children of different ages. With Janey (8) and Rufus (5) the main focus, this can appeal to boys and girls of different ages.I listened to the Full Cast Audio production. While it was wonderfully done as I've come to relish from Full Cast, this story didn't give them much scope to work with, as there was little conversation, and much description.
I read the Moffat series as a preteen and teen in the 1990s, even though the book was written long before then. Estes wrote a beautiful book about a loving family in a simple time. Perfect for kids of any generation.
I liked this book because it was a short and sweet and I just got a break from reading long books. I still like to read long books and short books.
I enjoyed the whole series, but I don't have any idea if these would appeal to children today. Maybe now just a book for adults nostalgic for simpler times - not necessarily the times in which the book was set, but the time when children's books didn't have to deal with current events, and have to be "politically correct"
My favourite part of this book was the happy ending!
Of course I loved this, several times, when I was a child. But when I saw a copy in the thrift store, I decided I had to read it again. It holds up and is still wonderfully charming.
I still don't like Slobodkin's pictures, though. They're necessary, now even more so, because today's kids can't guess what it means for, for example, a nine-year old child to hide in a bread box. But I'd love to see them redone.
I still don't like Slobodkin's pictures, though. They're necessary, now even more so, because today's kids can't guess what it means for, for example, a nine-year old child to hide in a bread box. But I'd love to see them redone.
My kids and I found this book delightful! We picked it up after my daughter read the divvying-up-the-kittens section in her writing curriculum (Writing with Ease, Volume 3 by Susan Wise Bauer...we've found so many great books through this curriculum!), and they lost interest for a couple of weeks once we'd made it past the kitten part, but we finished it this morning, and they give it high marks.
It's always interesting to me to see how much freedom children have in books written in earlier times. I can't imagine sending my kids out in the New England winter with a sled and a five-dollar bill to bring back a big bag of coal, and not just because our boiler uses piped-in natural gas.
I also found the section where the family were quarantined very interesting. It seems like people were much less sanguine about going ill to school/work back in the day.
It's always interesting to me to see how much freedom children have in books written in earlier times. I can't imagine sending my kids out in the New England winter with a sled and a five-dollar bill to bring back a big bag of coal, and not just because our boiler uses piped-in natural gas.
I also found the section where the family were quarantined very interesting. It seems like people were much less sanguine about going ill to school/work back in the day.
The Moffats by Eleanor Estes is the first in the Moffat series. Recently widowed Mrs. Moffat and her children have moved across the street to a smaller house to save money. Unfortunately for them the owner has put the house up for sale because times are tough for everyone.The book chronicles the year that Moffats live in the house before it is ultimately sold. Although time passes, the individual chapters are episodic.the Moffats even in 1941 was historical fiction. The time described in the book is the turn of the last century. Horses out number automobiles. Electricity is relatively new. Scarlet fever requires isolation at home. Thus while the plot entertains, it also gives children a glimpse of what life was like a hundred or so years ago.