Most Popular Books by Marguerite De Angeli

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • An uplifting story of resilience set in medieval times about a boy who learns to overcome obstacles and ultimately save the castle. This historical fiction novel is a classic for all ages! “An enthralling and inspiring tale of triumph.” —The New York Times Ever since he can remember, Robin, child of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin’s destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him, and Robin is left alone. A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark’s, where he is taught woodcarving and patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, “Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it.” Robin learns soon enough what Brother Luke means. When the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, Robin discovers that there is more than one way to serve his king.

"''My earliest memory is of morning stillness, the sun creeping through a little alcove touching the edge of a barrel-top and shining on boxes that stood about the room as if we had just moved in. It must have been Sunday, though I wouldn''t have known that any more than I would have known that the exciting colored chalks in their neat box were called pastels. I only knew that they were enticing and that I yielded to the temptation to try them.'' So begins the story of one of the pioneers of American children''s book publishing. Marguerite Lofft de Angeli was born on March 14, 1889 in Lapeer, a small town in northern Michigan which she introduced to children in Copper-toed Boots. When she was thirteen, her family moved to Philadelphia, and the history of that city and the colorful customs of the surrounding countryside were later used as background material for several of her books. Although she had studied to become a concert contralto, she gave up that career when John de Angeli persuaded her to marry him and raise a family instead. While her children were young, Mrs. de Angeli began to take drawing lessons and in 1935 her first children''s book, Ted and Nina Go to the Grocery Store, was published. This first book was based on the activities of two of her five children. As the years passed and her family increased to include thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild, they in turn have served as models for such de Angeli books as Just Like David. The awards Mrs. de Angeli has received are many. In 1946 Bright April was named an Honor Book in the New York Herald Tribune''s book awards. In 1950, The Door in the Wall received the Newbery Medal and in 1961 it won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. And the qualities that Mrs. de Angeli has been honored for are the same ones that infuse this book--honesty, curiosity, humor, an underlying sense of values, and above all genuine warmth. Everyone who has a concern for children''s literature will delight in reading this lively account of a life full of interesting events and people, and in learning of the particular places and personalities that inspired Mrs. de Angeli''s many popular books."--Dust jacket.

Nine-year-old Hannah, a Quaker living in Philadelphia just before the Civil War, longs to have some fashionable dresses like other girls but comes to appreciate her heritage and its plain dressing when her family saves the life of a runaway slave.

Seven-year-old Yonie is a wondernose because he can''t keep his nose out of anything. It seems that his nose is always getting him into trouble. When Yonie''s parents go away overnight, he''s left as the man of the house and promised a special reward if he can keep himself and the farm out of trouble. But that night a bad storm brings trouble-the kind that not even a full-grown man could handle easily.

"A Mennonite boy, mischief-maker in the schoolroom, proves to his parents he is a responsible lad and earns a trip to the German town and a school prize from his teacher." --

Color edition with 8 pages in color as in the first edition. Like the month she was born in and named after, April was bright one moment and dark the next. But mostly she was Bright April-because of her happy family, her Brownie Scout troop, and all her friends in the Philadelphia suburb where she lived. This is April''s story. It is especially the story of her tenth birthday, which brought the best surprise she could have ever imagined. Marguerite de Angeli has made the life of April and her family as real and as warm as a next door neighbor''s. Most of all, as always, she has made a picture story book that is fun to read. She''s profusely illustrated it with black and white drawings, and eight pages in full color. Originally published in 1946, Bright April was the first children''s book written in the United States concerning racial prejudice. Mrs. de Angeli felt that all children should be treated the same.

Jeffry and David and their family drive from Pennsylvania to a new home in Ohio where Jeffrey, almost six, achieves his ambition to be just like his older brother.

A young boy travels with his father, a railroad engineer, on the first train between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Marguerite de Angeli was born in Lapeer, Michigan, in 1889. As a child, she loved to hear her father tell the story of the red leather-topped copper-toed boots he prized when he was a boy. Recreating the mischievous adventures of that boy through a Michigan summer, Copper-Toed Boots escapes to a time of "tradin" with schoolmates, "tradin" at the store, and picnicking during blackberry season. Children of all ages will delight in this realistic portratyal of mid-nineteenth century rural life. From classroom antics to the day the circus comes to town, Marguerite de Angeli vivdly depicts the folk happenings of a little American town.

"...story of Jared, English lad shipwrecked on the Jersey coast, in 1760, and of his life with young Quaker Abner and his wife. Small boy adventures, with Indians and treasure hunts..."--Kirkus Reviews.

Mother sends Ted and Nina to the grocery store.

Jan and Brus, twin sons of Norseman, Harald Redbeard go a-Viking with their father. They are shipwrecked on the Scottish coast and meet Gavin, the Black Fox of Lorne. In their search for their mother and for their father''s muderer they journey through the wilds of tenth century Scotland.

Papa had said that they would have to choose between turkey and a few small gifts for Christmas. But could it still be Christmas with no packages to wrap on Christmas Eve, no secrets to share-and on Christmas morning no bulging stockings or exciting bundles? Of course there was still the feeling of crisp, cold starlight, of bells chiming. Company was still coming for Christmas dinner, with turkey and everything that goes with it...and best of all, her sister, Martha, was almost well and would soon be coming home from the hospital. But Bess felt very strange, all the same. This is the perfect Christmas book to read aloud, a book for every child who has ever asked, "What was it like in olden times when you were young, Mother?" And also for every adult who cherishes the memory of Christmases long ago. It is an enchanting story about a family who makes Christmas come true in a time of troubles, and of a young girl who learns that the shape and color of Christmas are made up of love given and received. Marguerite de Angeli, as all her devoted readers know, has her own special way of communicating wonder and magic in her writing and her illustrations. She has never done so more beautifully than in this true story of her own childhood, written for her grandchildren and their children, with all the warmth and reality of happy recollection.

A little French-Canadian girl who lives on the Gaspé coast meets a tourist lady who takes her to see the famous peninsula rocks, goes hunting for rabbits, and learns to weave in time for Christmas.

Retells the events of a special Christmas for a poor family in New York City at the turn of the century.

The adventures of a crippled boy in a noble family in 13th-century England.

An illustrated collection of favorite Mother Goose rhymes and clapping games.

XVIIIe siècle : entre guerres et maladies, le malheur frappe de nombreuses familles en Angleterre. Robin n''a que dix ans lorsqu''il perd brutalement l''usage de ses jambes. Pris en charge par le frère Luc, Robin doit livrer une conquête bien particulière : apprendre à vivre avec son handicap. Il y parviendra, mais un autre défi l''attend : sauver le château. Robin prouvera avec courage qu''il est capable, lui aussi, d''aider les autres.

Reprint of a lovely story, written by Newbery Award winning author Marguerite de Angeli in 1941, about a little Swedish girl adjusting to life in "the New World." As settlers of the New Sweden Colony (1638-1655) Elin and her family experience both the adventure and adversity of life in their new land, but what Elin longs for most is a playmate from back home. Beautifully illustrated historical fiction for young readers.

Although he has his doubts when there are other things he''d rather do, eleven-year-old Dai finally decides the hours he has to spend practicing the violin are worth it.

Comments on her wariness at speaking, her willingness to visit the college, and her pleasure at the reception of Henner''s Lydia.