Young Puffin Read Alouds More Of Milly Molly Mandy

Milly-Molly-Mandy #2

by Brisley Joyce Lankester

Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside. She is always busy doing things, and whether she is at the seaside with Billy Blunt and little-friend-Susan, or stuck up a tree, you're sure to have fun when Milly-Molly-Mandy's around! The adventures of this lively little girl and her chums first appeared over eighty years ago and they have been delighting young children ever since.

Genres: Childrens, Classics, Fiction, British Literature

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1929

Reviews

[Alice]

Even nicer than the first Milly Molly Mandy book! The stories were very nice and relaxing, and I am excited to read the next two books in the series!

[Kate]

Am enjoying a second childhood with these stories!

[Gina House]

4.5🌟 My third Milly-Molly-Mandy book and it didn't disappoint! An incredibly charming and sweet read. Each page just captures your heart with the everyday appreciation of the little things in life. The illustrations are my absolute favorite with their simplicity and beauty. The overall feeling of each story is lightness, friendship, thoughtfulness and doing your best for yourself and others. If you love the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace, you will love these little books. The descriptions are just lovely and I can't recommend this series highly enough.

[Neville Ridley-smith]

The world of Milly-Molly-Mandy is practically utopia. Everyone is so darn nice and such lovely things happen.

But not quite. There are little hints of imperfection.

And slightly scary things like being stuck in your bedroom because the door handle is dodgy or being stuck up a tree and lacking the confidence to call out to people to help.

But these things are overcome eventually and in sometimes creative ways - MMM deals well with the hand she's been dealt.

All in all, these are just lovely stories.

[Niamh]

Slightly repetitive but overall wholly charming!

[Bec]

Sweet, lovely and wholesome, I'd recommend this as a fine book for any young child's library.

[Sarah Elliott]

My 6 year old loved this. The chapters are the perfect length and the stories are both simple but engaging.

[Lizzy B.]

Very Cute.

[Jessica Reichel]

The second book in this series that I’m reading to my daughter. We loved this one too!

[Victoria (hotcocoaandbooks)]

Another cute book about Millicent Margaret Amanda (what a name, even her shortened name of Milly-Molly-Mandy is long). I loved how in this book, she got to experience some things that were different. This included getting a new room, having a cute tree house "nest," going to the ocean, getting a letter, and even getting to do her best to try to name her best friend Susan's baby sister. What I like about these stories is the positivity you see. The idea that this little girl is pretty content regardless, but she is appreciative when something does happen. I read this book in just a few hours. I think little girls especially would love to read this series! 3.75 stars.

[Sati Marie Frost]

I haven't read any Milly-Molly-Mandy since I was seven or eight, but I was just as delighted (if not more so) with her stories as an adult as I was as a child. The stories are sweet, gentle and surprisingly funny, with gorgeously detailed illustrations. Tales of mushrooming, picture shows and tea in a tree house remind the reader of the simple pleasures of childhood, and take even an '80s baby like me back to a more innocent, more honest time. A charming read.

[Melanie]

Read aloud with Bella. A sweet series of stories about a little girl (her full name is Millicent Margaret Amanda) in England, first published in the 20s. Each chapter is a complete story, which makes it easy to read just one at a time. Bella thinks this one is laugh out loud funny.

[Gerlinde]

Adored it. Drawings, stories, vocabulary, setting, and also the funny little asides. It made me feel hap-hap-happy.

[sasha]

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[Rita]

Such a sweet and innocent book. Lovely stories, beautiful pictures, and nicely written. Can’t fault it!