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The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe, Bk 1)
The Children of Green Knowe - Green Knowe, Bk 1 Author:L. M. Boston, Peter Boston (Illustrator) A small boy, called "Tolly" for short, comes to stay with his great-grandmother in an old house which, when he reaches it, is swimming in the winter floods like an ark. He lands at the door from a boat and, as soon as he steps over the threshold to meet the great-grandmother he has never seen, delightful mysteries begin to happen. Is T... more »olly perhaps not alone in the house with his great-grandmother? Over the great fireplace hangs a picture of three children who grew up at Green Knowe in the seventeenth century. His great-grandmother tells Tolly stories about them: of Toby and his pony Feste--of Linnet--of Alexander and his flute. He finds their playthings hidden here and there: thinks he sees them, hears them, outside his window, playing in the garden. Real life and fantasy mingle in the most satisfactory way in this distinguished book; and just as childhood stays buried in most people throughout life, so this is a book for adults and for all but the youngest children.« less