Five Little Peppers & How They Grew by Margaret Sidney w. color illustrations by William Sharp [ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER] 1948 • Grosset & Dunlap

Five Little Peppers & How They Grew by Margaret Sidney and illustrated by William Sharp

ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER [1948] GROSSET & DUNLAP  

Cloth bound hardcover with full color illustrations throughout. 

Book is in excellent condition.  Mild shelf wear to cover.  Reads like new. 

Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper has to sew all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and to feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie.

A favorite of children, parents, and teachers for generations, this heartwarming classic first appeared in 1880. Since then, it has inspired countless young imaginations with its tender tales of the ways in which courage and good cheer can overcome adversity.