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Rowan Pelling, Daily Telegraph
'Some mothers may be alarmed at the graphic description of how to administer a Chinese burn, but it's important to remember that budding females are only about two parts sugar and spice to one part arsenic'
Sunday Express
`An illustrated paean to a simpler era, when daisy chains were the
closest thing to bling'
closest thing to bling'
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Boredom, as a wise man once almost said, is the mother of invention. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Boredom, as a wise man once almost said, is the mother of invention. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
My 11 year old was given this by her grandparents before she started secondary school and she is thrilled to bits with it. It's a lovely book overflowing with outdoor and indoor activities, information, tips on looking after yourself, lists of classic books and films, how to deal with friends and boys (all very sound advice and absolutely nothing shocking in the least bit)and loads more. In fact, just the sort of book I would have loved at that age. Definitely a book that will become a firm favourite to refer to time after time.... oh and there's a fantastic recipe for toffee apples in it, too!
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
This was a lovely 14th birthday present from my parents. I love this book to bits! I disagree with a lot of reviews on this book. What is wrong with sewing and cooking? I find it much more fun and useful to be sewing, cooking or reading than wasting my time sitting down watching endless hours of televsion.
Yet again, a lovely and interesting book that should appeal to girls of all ages!
Yet again, a lovely and interesting book that should appeal to girls of all ages!
54 of 57 people found the following review helpful
This book brings back memories of my childhood. It contains most of the things I did as a girl in the 1940/50s - a much gentler time than now - plus a few more modern things. Even the cover has the feel of that time. I was brought up making things and still knit, crochet, sew, embroider, make lace, arrange flowers, etc nowadays as well as use a computer, write, walk, take photos, ride a horse... so I am never bored. I think it's a pity that everything seems to be bought nowadays. Where has imagination and creativity gone? Where's the satisfaction in saying "I bought that?" unstead of saying "I made that?". Hopefully this book will help to bring that back. My husband still has his copy of the 1940s equivalent of the boy's book. Perhaps children who do what's in these two books will always be able to find something interesting to do and won't end up hanging around on street corners when they get into their teens.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Rose
This book is the BEST! It has everything from tricks to hair-care! If you have this book you will NEVER be bored!
Published 17 months ago
Lots of Laughs!
This book has everything a girl could like, including lots of different recipies to try, a home spa page, a gardening page and even instructions on how to climb trees. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010
Great!
I think, reading the other reviews of this book, that people have gotten overexcited at the fact that the authors say the things a girl should know are about how to be pretty. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2008
Perfect Gift
My daughter was bought this book for her birthday and constantly picks it up to read and thinks its brilliant. Read more
Published on 30 April 2008 by Joanne Archer
Good but with flaws
I was given this book for christmas and it has some great things to do- games, recipes, beauty treatments, more games, etc etc. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2008 by starry-skies123
its old fashioned fun
This has been good clean fun for myself and my daughters. it takes you back to a time that we will never get back but it is good to remember how things were. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2008 by Mrs. S. D. MacKenzie
Good ol' fashioned advice
This is a lovely, interesting book. I bought it for myself, (I'm 21) and don't regret a moment of it. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2007 by Lulabelle
get a life!
I think some of the previous reviewers are just taking themselves far too seriously! I bought this for my 11-year old and she loved it, she was easily mature enough to 'get' the... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2007 by J. E. White
Awful, awful, awful
Please don't let this near your daughters. I'm sure the authors are delighted that it's courted a bit of 'controversy' but is it really a good idea to tell little girls that the... Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2007 by Claire Marshall
Fun Fun Fun!!
All those people who complain that this is gender stereotyping have no sense of humour and obviously havent read the book. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by K. Knox
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