My Pretty Scrap-Book: Picture Pages and Pleasant Stories for Little Readers

Cupples, George, Mrs., 1839-1898Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
50K words
Chapters
5

Tags

English Originals Children's Literature Family FunChildhood MemoryChildlike FunLight ReadingIllustrated GuideHeartwarming NarrativeShort StoriesParent-Child ReadingEnlightenment ReaderPicture Book

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.My Pretty Scrap-Book: Picture Pages and Pleasant Stories for Little ReadersAuthor: Cupples, George, Mrs., 1839-1898,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Apr 1, 2014

Editor's review

This is a collection of picture-and-story pages compiled by Mrs. George Cupples for young readers, belonging to the nineteenth-century children's literature tradition that combined "picture pages" with "pleasant stories." Short tales paired with illustrations create a relaxed, friendly reading rhythm, suitable for parent-child reading or for children to browse on their own. As a free Project Gutenberg ebook, it preserves the language and layout charm of early children's literature and has reference value for studying nineteenth-century English children's books, illustration, and narrative style. Readers can use it as extensive reading material for early English learning and also observe how the Victorian era expressed its view of childhood and moral education. Note that the language bears the marks of its time and some expressions are distant from contemporary children's experience; appreciate and understand rather than insisting on word-for-word comprehension.

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Reading tips

  1. Parents can read through first and select pieces of moderate difficulty to read with their children.
  2. Use picture pages as discussion starters: have the child describe the image before reading the text.
  3. Skip unfamiliar or outdated expressions at first to keep reading smooth.
  4. Researchers can record how illustrations and stories work together and make thematic excerpts.

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Contents

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FAQ

What age is this book suitable for? The original is aimed at "little readers," i.e., young children. Because the language has nineteenth-century English features, parent-accompanied reading is recommended, or children with basic English ability can browse under guidance; the specific age can be adjusted flexibly to the child's English level.
Are the stories one continuous long narrative? According to the title and information, this is a collection of picture pages and short stories, not a continuous long narrative. The pieces are relatively independent, suitable for reading in scattered sessions and easy to select by interest.
What is the reading experience of the electronic edition like? This book is freely released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain ebook. Mixed image-and-text layouts display differently on different devices; reading on a larger screen is recommended so both pictures and text are clear.

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About the author

Cupples, George, Mrs., 1839-1898 Author

Mrs. George Cupples (1839–1898) was an author active in late nineteenth-century English-language children's literature and practical handwork books. Public information about her life is limited, and her nationality, education and personal history cannot be reliably established. Five of her works are held here, addressed mainly to young readers and family audiences and combining stories with everyday handwork. The Stocking-Knitter's Manual is a practical handbook for knitting stockings, meant to be kept at hand by the work-table; Carry's Rose or, the Magic of Kindness, Bluff Crag or, A Good Word Costs Nothing and The Cockatoo's Story use narrative to convey kindness, courtesy and friendliness; My Pretty Scrap-Book gathers pictures and light stories for little readers. Her writing is plain and gently entertaining, instructive in aim, and links handwork with reading, reflecting the tastes and values of family upbringing in her time.