Sugar and Spice and Everything-- What Else, Mom

by Shirley Jones

Ever wonder what this world would be like without any girls—or without any boys? It would be a dull world indeed. That’s why girls and boys are so necessary. Just how necessary? That is what this little book is about.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1911

About the author

Shirley Mae Jones is an American actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her role as the widowed mother of five children in the television series The Partridge Family, and her appearance in musical movies such as Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Music Man. In 1960 she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a prostitute in Elmer Gantry .