You can read Amazon comments on that book here. I don't remember it clearly, but did remember that part of it struck me as not quite suitable for the 12 and under crowd. One of her earliest memories is of her father, an officer in the Royal Dutch Navy, fixing her a. Born in Holland of Dutch and Irish heritage she met her American. Hilda van Stockum’s most popular book is The Winged Watchman. Hilda van Stockum was born in Rotterdam on February 8,1908, the eldest of three children. Marlin and mother of six children, wrote and illustrated nearly twenty books for children. It was not dull, but I couldn't recommend it to my younger kids because of a subplot that dealt with the marital problems of the parents of the main character, a young girl. Hilda van Stockum has 46 books on Goodreads with 11091 ratings. The Borrowed House Hardcover Januby Hilda Van Stockum (Author) 91 ratings Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 1 million more titles 5.99 to buy Hardcover from 200.00 1 Collectible from 200.00 Paperback 13.95 21 Used from 11.99 23 New from 10.68 1 Collectible from 14. I read another van Stockum book a few years back that I didn't care for as much, called The Borrowed House. van Stockum also wrote books for young adults including one of her best known works, The Winged Watchman, which was named a Notable Book by the American.

We will certainly read the two sequels, Friendly Gables and Canadian Summer. But The Mitchells is well worth reading, especially for the smallest eager reader in our house, who doesn't find something new to read everyday, since she's already read everything she can get her hands on. Eleanor Estes' style worked better for me - I love her humor, and the way she gets inside the heads of her young characters. The Borrowed House by Hilda van Stockum 4. Without light we can’t see, and all form is lost, whereas the most common and despised objects can be made beautiful by the light that plays on them.

Both are set during WW2, describe lives of large families, father not present (Mr. Book Review: The Borrowed House by Hilda van Stockum Loaded 0 - Hilda van Stockum says, ‘It is light that creates beauty in nature. Reminded us very much of The Moffets books by Eleanor Estes.

We just read The Mitchells (also called The Mitchells: Five for Victory) by Hilda van Stockum.