Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Fiction, Historical, United States, People & Places, Readers - Chapter Books - Wiggin, Kate Douglas
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"Ballyragget, Ballysadare,Ballybrophy, Ballinasloe,Ballyhooley, Ballycumber,Ballyduff, Ballynashee,Ballywhack. Don't they all sound jolly and grotesque?" These places in Ireland may sound that way to Francesca. But not to Penelope! You remember, Penelope, don't you? She's the delightful Kate Douglas Wiggin heroine of Penelope English Experiences and Penelope's Experiences in Scotland. But where or not you've read those books, (and really, you should!) you simply must read Penelope's Irish Experiences. After plenty of wistful tea and scones in Scotland, Penelope and her friends Francesca and…mehr

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"Ballyragget, Ballysadare,Ballybrophy, Ballinasloe,Ballyhooley, Ballycumber,Ballyduff, Ballynashee,Ballywhack. Don't they all sound jolly and grotesque?" These places in Ireland may sound that way to Francesca. But not to Penelope! You remember, Penelope, don't you? She's the delightful Kate Douglas Wiggin heroine of Penelope English Experiences and Penelope's Experiences in Scotland. But where or not you've read those books, (and really, you should!) you simply must read Penelope's Irish Experiences. After plenty of wistful tea and scones in Scotland, Penelope and her friends Francesca and Salemina boat over to Ireland, faintly fearful it won't be Irish enough! No worries. From thoughts on the differences in Fairies in Ireland and Scotland to a the lack of poetry in the Irish diet, Penelope's observations make a true feast, with flashes of verbal jigs and reels. Oh yes . . . and then in comes the remarkable Miss Benella Dusenberry from New England, to join the fun and frolic!
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Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author, and composer who lived from September 28, 1856, until August 24, 1923. She also created collections of children's songs in addition to writing children's books, most famously the classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. In San Francisco, she established the city's first free kindergarten in 1878. (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). She also started a kindergarten teacher training program in the 1880s with her sister. In an era when kids were often seen as cheap labor, Kate Wiggin dedicated her whole life to the welfare of kids. Wiggin traveled to California to research kindergarten instruction. She started teaching in San Francisco with the help of her sister Nora, and the two were crucial in establishing more than 60 kindergartens for the underprivileged in Oakland and San Francisco. She relocated from California to New York, and because she was out of kindergarten assignments, she focused on literature. Her submissions of The Story of Patsy and The Bird's Christmas Carol were immediately accepted by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. She had storytelling ability in addition to being a good singer, guitarist, and composer of settings for her poems. She was a skilled orator as well.