The Hollow Tree Snowed-In Book

Hollow Tree Stories

by Albert Bigelow Paine

A continuation of the stories about the Hollow Tree and Deep Woods people. First published in 1910.

285 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1910

About the author

Albert Bigelow Paine was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humour, and verse.
(Source: en.wikipedia.org)

Reviews

[Linden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this in an elementary school reading log. No memory of it, but the title's tugging at me like it was something I enjoyed. It might be worth revisiting!
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Re-reading now, and finished 6 chapters/stories. From the first illustration it began tugging at my memory and the story of the menagerie was quite familiar. It's so interesting to read again as an adult!

The dialect seems quite ordinary to me at this point in the book, but I do find the gender roles quite old-fashioned. Instead of feeling put out, though, it was interesting to read such gentle discussion of handling spats between friends and sadness at heartbreak in a male-oriented story. It provides a subtle counter to the idea that men shouldn't ever feel sad.

[Rebekah]

This was my favorite book when I was a little girl.