Can you recall the excitement of reading that you experienced as a child? Time to dust off some of the best childhood classics ever written.
Heidi
This is the story of five-year-old Heidi, an orphan who is sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps and charms everyone she meets with her sunny personality. When she is sent to Frankfurt to become a friend of Klara, disabled and in a wheelchair(轮椅), she misses her hometown very much, and she feels extremely lonely. Eventually Heidi returns home to much joy and Klara, on a visit to Heidi, finds new strength on the mountain. She can miraculously walk again.
What Katy Did
The Katy series (which also includes What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next) tells the story of Katy Carr and her noisy brothers and sisters. When bad things happen, Katy is forced to become stronger. With the help of her kind cousin Helen (who is also in a wheelchair), she becomes the person she has always wanted to be.
The Story of Holly and Ivy
Ivy is a little girl who is sent from her orphanage(孤儿院) on Christmas Eve to spend the holiday. As night falls on Christmas Eve and Christmas trees light up cosy homes, Ivy looks longingly through windows and wishes for a doll. At the same time, a Christmas doll called Holly looks out from a toy shop window and wishes for a child. The series of events that bring Holly and Ivy together wouldn’t stand up in real life for a second, but the story is so moving told that every time I read it, my faith is restored in the wonder of Christmas—a time when dreams come true.
The Flight of the Doves
This one may not be as well-known to anyone who didn’t grow up in Ireland, but it’s a wonderful children’s classic. It tells the fast, crazy and scary journey of orphaned siblings(兄弟姐妹) Finn and Derval Dove, on the run across England to leave their evil stepfather and reach their beloved Irish grandmother in the west of Ireland.
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