The Big City (3)

Tales from Maple Ridge #3

by Grace Gilmore, Petra Brown (Illustrations)

Logan ventures into the big city in this third book of a wholesome series that’s like Little House on the Prairie for younger readers.

Welcome to Sherman! Logan can’t wait to leave “boring” Maple Ridge and enter the exciting city. While Pa is at his job interview, Logan explores Sherman with his cousin Freddy. But after spending a day among the hustle and bustle of urban life, Logan realizes that the quiet, familiar surroundings of his hometown are not so bad after all.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Tales from Maple Ridge chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Genres: Chapter Books, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Childrens

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 12, 2015

About the author

Grace Gilmore is a city girl, but she has always been fascinated by farm life. Growing up, she spent many summers riding horses, chasing chickens, and swimming in the creek at her great-grandparents’ farm in the hollows of Kentucky. When she isn’t writing books, she can be found playing the piano, baking cookies, or wrangling various pets. Grace lives with her family in Ithaca, New York.

Reviews

[Miranda Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm still going through the series and I still like it...it just doesn't feel really solid to me. I've read a lot of books set in this era and it feels just a bit too modern. It's a cute story but it just could be a lot more, ya know?

[Nam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wouldn't usually point out a typo in a book, but when Aunt Violet became Aunt Violent, I had to laugh.

That being said, this is my favorite in the series so far. Lolo is desperate to get away from his boring home to the exciting city, but he quickly discovers that the city is not all that he dreamt of. People are snobbish, rude, and unwilling to help. Factories are large pollutants and smell horrid. The city is large and hard to navigate, and some children as little as 6 are so poor they even have to work!

Logan discovers that not all is bad in the city, but he much prefers his good old farm town.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Logan's dad is going to the city to interview for a job at the glassworks factory. Logan gets to travel into the city with him and visit his cousins. He's excited, but the big city is also a bit intimidating. And will he have a good time with his cousins?

Historical fiction for lower grades for some reason is very hard to find. This provides younger readers with a glimpse of country life versus city life in the early 1900s. The font is large which make the pages go by quickly (and is also good for kids with visual acuity issues), and there are lots of illustrations to help readers understand the historic terms used.

[The Book Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is seriously my favorite kid series right now. Great to read while waiting for class. Perfect series for a little boy. review to come.

[Heidi Kuipers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love these books, great for our kids!

[Monica Hocking · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice story! About a boy named Logan and his adventures to going to a big city to visit his cousin while his Dad is searching for a job. Pictures are nicely done.

[Esther May · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like these tales from Maple Ridge books. This one is about going to the big city. This is a great book series for newish readers.

[Priya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good to read ... Vivid images

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful series for early readers and on!