The Topaz Story Book: Stories & Legends of Autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving

by Ada M. Skinner (Editor / Contributor), Eleanor L. Skinner (Editor / Contributor)

From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest or reveal certain facts which stimulate a spirit of investigation and attract the child’s attention to the beauty and mystery of the world. Others serve an excellent purpose by quickening his sense of humour."

This is a charming collection of stories, legends, and poems about autumn harvest, Halloween, and Thanksgiving translated from the Danish, French, German, and others. There are animal stories and poems by some very famous authors and poets. All in all, this is a wonderful book for young people, and older people as well. "When the Frost is on the Pumpkin ..."

Genres: Fiction

404 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1917

About the author

Ada Maria Skinner (b. 1878)

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was wonderfully charmed by this book! It a superb collection of fairly tales and short stories focusing on Autumn and the holidays associate with it. Despite it's age it is still highly readable and wonderful to read to the young... or young at heart!

It is very American which means that some of the stories are a bit less relevant, but it is a minor criticism.

None of the stories are scary either, despite the Halloween themes of some of the tales.

A charming and atmospheric little read.