Hitty, her first hundred years by rachel field goodreads. Hitty or mehitable, as she was really named, was carved from a piece of white ash by a peddler who was spending the winter in maine. One sunday phoebe sneaks her into church, drops her under the pew, and cant pick her up. Her first hundred years by rachel field readathome mom. Hitty her first hundred years book by rachel field, dorothy. The book is told from the point of view of an inanimate doll named hitty short for mehitabel, who was constructed in the 1820s and has since traveled around the world, through many different owners. Her book, prayer for a child, was a recipient of the caldecott medal for its illustrations. Continue reading hitty her first hundred years by rachel field.
I found out that the original hitty doll was the main character of a book called hitty. Rachel lyman field september 19, 1894 march 15, 1942 was an american novelist, poet, and childrens fiction writer. The actual doll featured in the book is in a eastern doll museum. Her first hundred years by rachel field 1929 hitty, the title character of this 1930 newbery medal winning novel, is a doll made of mountainash wood who lives in the present day 1929 in a maine antique shop. Her first hundred years 1929, chronicling the life of a doll, and calico bush 1931, often take place in maine. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides. When she begins writing her memoir she is in an antique shop, but her memoirs reveal she has been around the world and held by countless individuals from. Her first hundred years, as originally written by rachel field in 1929, is delightful. The book details the memoirs of a small wooden doll named hitty, who was residing in an antique shop. About this title may belong to another edition of this title. Hitty was rewritten by susan jeffers and rosemary wells in 1999, updated, simplified, and released as rachel fields hitty, and with an addition of the dolls experiences during the american civil war. It won the newbery medal for excellence in american childrens literature in 1930.
In rachel fields hitty, her first hundred years, hittys first home was with the preble family in maine, most likely on great cranberry island. Chapter 1 hitty is carved out of mountain ash wood for good luck by the old irish peddler, and given to phoebe preble. She is best known for the newbery awardwinning hitty, her first hundred years. Her english lyrics for franz schuberts ave maria were included in the disney film, fantasia. Rumor has it that rachel field was so sure of the success of hitty, her first hundred years. Jan 27, 2018 our score hitty her first hundred years was published before i was born, before my mother was born. The story follows the adventures of a doll, carved by a peddler from a piece of mountain ash, as told in her own words.
Posted on june 16, 2008 by missprint i have been meaning to read hitty. After giving the doll to the young daughter of the house, phoebe, whose father is a captain on a whaling ship, hitty embarks on many adventures throughout the. Rachel field was a noted novelist, poet, playwright and lyricist. Following the life of a wooden doll may seem like a strangely passive way of learning american history, but it turns out to be a remarkably gripping approach. In 1999, rosemary wells and susan jeffers published rachel fields hitty. In 1930 hitty was awarded the john newbery medal as the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children in that season. Rachel fields hitty, her first hundred years in 1930 and carolyn sherwin baileys miss hickory in 1947. She is best known for her newbery medalwinning novel for young adults, hitty, her first hundred years, published in 1929. Project muse two newbery medal winners and the feminine. Rachel field wrote a prayer for a child for her own daughter, before sharing it with children around the world. Hitty her first hundred years book by rachel field.
It won the newbery medal for excellence in american. My sisterinlaw had seen an old copy of this book and fell in love with it. Her first hundred years by rachel field, dorothy p. In the course of her first hundred years, the peddlercarved doll hitty travels from boston to india, is abandoned for years in an attic, is shipwrecked in the south seas, meets president abe lincoln, and at one point lives with a snake charmer. Rachel field author of hitty, her first hundred years. Hitty her first hundred years is a memoir written in the voice of a doll, mehitabel, hitty for short, constructed in 1822 from the wood of a mountain ash tree from ireland by a peddler stranded during a winter storm at a house in maine. Hitty is a very special doll who belongs to phoebe. Collecting hitty, her first hundred years by field, rachel first.
The original book, hitty her first hundred years was a monumental achievement for women. In 1999 childrens author rosemary wells and illustrator susan jeffers produced a storybook version of hittys story, rachel fields hitty. Her first hundred years rosemary wells, susan jeffers on. Jul 28, 2019 rachel fields hitty, her first hundred years. This is the story of the first hundred years of hittys life. The author, rachel fields, was the first woman to win a newbery award and she did it with this 1929 novel. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her. Her first hundred years textbook was available to sell back to booksrun online for the top buyback price or rent. Her first hundred years hardcover third place books. The book is told from the point of view of an inanimate doll named hitty short for mehitabel, who was constructed in the 1820s and has since traveled around the. For example, hitty the doll s first owner was a sweet but rather careless child who often lost hitty or left her behind places and had to scurry back to get her. This is the story of the first hundred years of hitty s life. Hitty, her first hundred years by rachel field prickly. She is best known for her newbery medalwinning novel for young adults, hitty.
The author, rachel fields, was the first woman to win a. Hitty, her first hundred years by rachel field prickly pins. Collectible books rachel fields hitty her first hundred. Rachel and dorothy wrote and illustrated respectively such a charming story of the way they imagined hittys life, that not only did the book, hitty her first hundred years, win the newbery medal for childrens literature 1929, but hitty became beloved by all from that time to this. Field also won a national book award, newbery honor award and two of her books are on the lewis carroll shelf award list.
I remember a librarian giving me this book when i was in the first or second grade and asked for a book about dolls. Jun 21, 2010 in 1999, rosemary wells and susan jeffers published rachel fields hitty. Hitty, the title character of this 1930 newbery medal winning novel, is a. Rachel fields other books for children include newbery medalist hitty, her first hundred years. Phoebe is proud of her beautiful doll and brings hitty everywhere she goes. The novel was undoubtedly enriched by dorothy lathrops imaginative illustrations, but its enduring popularity rests on fields knack for historical details, and her genius in bringing out hittys.
Hitty her first hundred years by rachel field hitty is a doll of great charm and character. After giving the doll to the young daughter of the house, phoebe, whose father is a captain on a whaling ship, hitty embarks on many adventures throughout. This is thrilling for hitty, who finds herself involved in the most wonderful adventures both on land and at sea. Her first hundred years 1929 by rachel field illustrated wonderfully in what i assume is pen and ink by dorothy p. The book was actually written in 1929 by rachel field, and illustrated by dorothy lathrop, and it is still being published today. Illustrated by dorothy lathrop and inscribed by rachel field. Hitty finds herself in india with a missionary family, lost inside of a sofa, discovered by a quaker family, dressed as a bride, and more. As rosemary wells writes in her note to the reader, both women loved the book as children and, when jeffers decided to illustrate it with bright, new, colorful pictures she asked wells if she could shorten the book for a new audience.
Based on the 1930 newberry award winner on a cold maine night. Her first hundred years 9780027348408 by rachel field. Our score hitty her first hundred years was published before i was born, before my mother was born. As well as doll fantasy, the first text can be considered historical fiction in the form of a personal memoir of american experience through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Hitty her first hundred years by rachel field scriblerians. Her first hunudred years by rachel field, illustrated. Hitty her first hundred years book by rachel field, dorothy p. Since that time, hitty has been a popular childrens book enjoyed by generations of children. Hitty her first hundred yearsrachel fielddorothy lathrop. Apr 29, 2020 rachel fields hitty, her first hundred years. Phoebe preble, for whom hitty was made, was very proud of her and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. Long narrations and detailed descriptions filled page after page. Rachel lyman field was an american novelist, poet, and author of childrens fiction. As it turned out, hitty was also a favorite of my friend and colleague, susan jeffers. It is a book written by rachel fields and illustrated by dorothy lathrop.
Several years ago my mother bought me a reproduction hitty doll by robert raikes big deal carver of dolls and bears though he no longer seems to be making hitty dolls. Hitty her first hundred years is a memoir written in the voice of a doll, mehitabel, or hitty for short, constructed in 1822 from the wood of a mountain ash tree. Her first hundred years, in which wells rewrote the story for more modern audiences, removing references to heathens and savages for example, and adding a few episodes of her own invention. Hitty, or mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for. The real story of hitty begins long before she was brought to life by rachel field and dorothy lathrop, who wrote and illustrated respectively, hitty, her first hundred years published 1929. The fact that hitty is an inanimate object provides physical limits to what she can do, but at the same time it allows her a longevity which opens up to the authoress, rachel field, other possibilities denied to a human character. Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 0689817169 and 9780689817168. Rachel feild painted images in her readers minds and did not need these elaborate illustrations to draw her readers interest. Her first hundred years comprising 112 pages back in 1999. This is the story of hittys years with phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a wellloved doll. Nicholas magazine and was educated at radcliffe college. Rachel field, author of hitty her first hundred years hitty. In the midtwentieth century, two doll stories won newbery medals seventeen years apart.
She is best known for the newbery award winning hitty, her first hundred years. I wanted to see if such books are still readable in the twentyfirst century. Many of her books are set in maine including the first three chapters of hitty, her first hundred years. Hitty her first hundred years is a memoir written in the voice of a doll, mehitabel, or hitty for short, constructed in 1822 from the wood of a mountain ash tree from ireland by a peddler stranded during a winter storm at a house in maine. Her books for young adults, including the newbery medal winner hitty. Hitty, or mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for phoebe preble, a little girl from maine. These are hittys adventures in the original book, hitty, her first hundred years, by rachel field. Simon and schuster books for young readers firm, when i was young one of the stories i loved best was rachel fields hitty. Rachel field, author of hitty her first hundred years. Since then her fame has spread far and wide and children everywhere know hitty. Hitty her first hundred years is a first person narrative told from the perspective of a wooden doll. She sewed hittys first wardrobe of clothes although not entirely willingly, she was afraid of indians although hitty thought that was a little foolish.
Young phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. Her first hundred years by rosemary wells hardcover new. This is the story of hitty s years with phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a wellloved doll. Hitty, her first hundred years is a childrens novel written by rachel field and published in 1929. The book has been republished many times it is still. She sewed hitty s first wardrobe of clothes although not entirely willingly, she was afraid of indians although hitty thought that was a little foolish.
Hitty her first hundred years by rachel field illustrated by dorothy p. Rachel fields hitty, her first hundred years book, 1999. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. For example, hitty the dolls first owner was a sweet but rather careless child who often lost hitty or left her behind places and had to scurry back to get her. Rachel fields hitty, her first hundred years by rosemary. Hitty, her first hundred years rarest kind of best.
The book is about hitty a wooden doll carved in the early 1800s and a recount of her ownermistresses over the hundred years. Hitty, her first hundred years by rachel field is the memoir of a small doll who was carved out of a piece of mountainash wood approximately one century before she began writing her memoir. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Her first hundred years by rachel field 1998, hardcover, prebound at the best online prices at ebay.
Acknowledged author rosemary wells wrote rachel fields hitty. Hitty, her first hundred years, was awarded the newbery medal of excellence in 1930. Preble, phoebe, andy and the old peddler, during hittys first winter. Her first hundred years hardcover by rachel field, dorothy p. Imagine her delight when i found a copy through amazon and was able to give her her very own copy. Gods pocket 1934 is a retelling of the adventures of captain samuel hadlock jr.
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