- Library Binding: 119 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060291931
- ISBN-13: 978-0060291938
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,955,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
A charming story about friendship and family from one of our greatest ever storytellers.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
When little Nona is sent from her sunny home in India to live with her relatives in chilly England, she is miserable. Then a box arrives for her in the post and inside, wrapped up in tissue paper, are two little Japanese dolls. A slip of paper says their names are Miss Happiness and Miss Flower. Nona thinks that they must feel lonely too, so far away from home. Then Nona has an idea – she will build her dolls the perfect house! It will be just like a Japanese home in every way. It will even have a tiny Japanese garden. And as she begins to make Miss Happiness and Miss Flower happy, Nona finds that she is happier too.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
THEY WERE TWO LITTLE Japanese dolls, only about five inches high. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
THEY WERE TWO LITTLE Japanese dolls, only about five inches high. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
I read this book when I was about six, and was absolutely entranced by it. The descriptions are beautiful, and since then I have reread the book about twenty times. Literally. All ages can enjoy the book, and it is also informative, teaching children about Japanese culture.
The book is informative, beautifully written, and heartwarming. Every child deserves a copy of it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a magical book for all girls of all ages. Based on the classic tale of a stranger being forced to live with distant relatives and not liking one bit the new arrangements. Gradullay, through, her interest and enthusiasm about making a Japanese doll house she wins everyone round and ends up loving her new life. What really makes this story stand out is the information and detail and love of a different culture - Japan - that really shines through, making it a classic for everyone who has ever read it. The only shame is it is out of print!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My mum read this to me as a child, and I have revisited it with my own 6 year old. It is wonderful, and my daughter loved it so much she is now reading it for herself. The characters are all beautifully drawn. Rumer Godden captures Nona's homesickness, and the gentle story of how Nona grows to settle into her new home through creating a home for the Japanese dolls is told with much sensitivity. I had forgotten how mean Belinda was, but of course, she too learns a lesson through the dolls. It is also a lovely introduction to Japanese culture for both children and adults.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Entrancing for children
This is a very quiet story about making a Japanese dolls house. A bit of a one off. I was surprised how much my 2 girls (6 and 9) loved it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Almond
One of my favourite childhood books- a wonderful re-read all these...
I vividly remembered reading this book in a dusty primary school classroom and small aspects of the plot stuck with me, though until recently I couldn't recollect the name of it,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Nicola F (Nic)
This must be one of the best children's books ever written
I read this book nearly 40 years ago - one of the first books I ever chose myself - and was enchanted. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by C. L. Reichardt
Miss Happines and Miss Flower
I have loved this story since first reading it as a child. I have just bought a copy to give to my ten year old Goddaughter as she, like me, loves dollshouses. Read more
Published on 15 April 2009 by B. E. Myerscough
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
![[Start the discussion]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/start-new-discussion-sec._V192198663_.gif){kind=small}
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Children's Books > Classics
- Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Issues > Social
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
