_Misty of Chincoteague_
May. 20th, 2008 01:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
semperfionaThree weeks ago I took Rosa to the library. Being somewhat disappointed with the books she tends to select for herself (too easy for her reading level), I went to the children's librarian and asked her for the name of the author of Misty of Chincoteague. Went to the shelves and selected it for Girlie. She took it everywhere with her for a couple of weeks and read it twice.
It had been a favorite of mine when I was her age, but I couldn't really remember what it had been about. I asked Rosa, and got what turns out to be quite a good summary, although her guesses at the pronunciation of "Chincoteague" and "Assateague" were very amusing. But all the same, I decided to reread it myself.
It's a nice story, a bit dated in its gender politics ("just girls' fribble" indeed!) but then it was written in 1947. I hadn't realized (or remembered) that it was based on true incidents, that the people, places, and events were all real.
It had been a favorite of mine when I was her age, but I couldn't really remember what it had been about. I asked Rosa, and got what turns out to be quite a good summary, although her guesses at the pronunciation of "Chincoteague" and "Assateague" were very amusing. But all the same, I decided to reread it myself.
It's a nice story, a bit dated in its gender politics ("just girls' fribble" indeed!) but then it was written in 1947. I hadn't realized (or remembered) that it was based on true incidents, that the people, places, and events were all real.
