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Need help finding title of obscure children's book series from early 20th century...  

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I have two questions, maybe somebody can answer at least one of them.

1) Does anybody recognize a series of 3 or 4 children's books, maybe from the 1910's or 1920's (maybe 1930's), maybe from Germany. They were (I think) about some kids who have adventures in domestic life, like learning how to wash dishes, cook, wash clothes and hang them out to dry, how to sew, maybe. They may have been brothers and sisters. The whole thing was kind of precious, quaint and Waldorfian.

2)Absent any knowledge of these books, isn't there a web site where you can type in a rough description, like the above, and it will do a search on old, obscure books. Seems to me somebody mentioned something like this, more than a year ago.
post #2 of 8
Are you thinking of Elsa Beskow?

They have her collection at Magic Cabin Dolls.
post #3 of 8
Are you sure they aren't the Mary Francis books?

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...yre+E%2E+Fryer
post #4 of 8
Are you talking about the "Pucki" series?

Look at the pic herePucki
post #5 of 8
Thread Starter 
"Are you sure they aren't the Mary Francis books?"


That's it!

Those are the books! Thank you!
post #6 of 8
That sounds like the "Flicka, Ricka, Dicka" (girls) and "Snip, Snap, Snurr" (boys) series. I remember getting them from the library when I was a kid. They were Scandinavian, I think.
post #7 of 8
I found the boooo-oook!
I found the boooo-oook!

Do I win a prize?
post #8 of 8
Thread Starter 
annettemarie: you win a cyber ((((hug))))! Thanks.


I thought about Snip Snap Snur and Flicka Ricka Dicka, and I think that's where I mixed the boy in there and thought it was from Germany. The author was Swedish, verndy verndy, dontcha know.

Sorry, I was up late last night and I'm feeling silly right now.
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