Join Merav and Batya as they delve into all things All-of-A-Kind Family. This episode features a deep dive into candy, cookies and crackers, and the origin of the cracker barrel as a center for gaming!
We’ll also talk about what the heck a “snap” cookie is.
The action begins after a brief narrative description of Papa’s junk shop and his work there. Bored because it’s raining, the girls go to visit Papa’s shop and the peddlers there, including the intriguing Charlie. It turns out that the shop has recently taken in a load of books, and the girls spend a happy time looking through them to pick out some to keep. While returning home, they decide to spend the rest of the afternoon playing Library with their new books.
Mama finds that dusting is one chore that her girls seldom do well or willingly. She comes up with a game to catch their interest: hiding buttons from her sewing box around the front room for her daughters to find as they dust. The reader follows Sarah through the first game, exploring the front room and its furnishings. When each girl has had her turn, Mama changes things up. This formerly hated chore becomes a promise of possible fun.
Sarah can’t find her library book. She’s loaned it to her friend and it’s gone. Mama encourages the girls to go to the library and make things right. The girls meet the new librarian, Miss Allen, who comes up with a payment plan, and reassures Sarah that her library privileges won’t be revoked. Her four other sisters, Ella, Henny, Charlotte and Gertie pull together and agree to help Sarah pay for the book, which costs a whole dollar!
