Part 7
“An exquisite picture of little-girl life at school and at home, and gives an entertaining account of a secret society which originated in the fertile brain of Grace, passed some comical resolutions at first, but was finally converted into a Soldiers’ Aid Society. Full of life, and fire, and good advice; the latter sugar-coated, of course, to suit the taste of little folks.”--_Press._
LITTLE PRUDY’S DOTTY DIMPLE
“Dotty Dimple is the plague of Prudy’s life, and yet she loves her dearly. Both are rare articles in juvenile literature, as real as Eva and Topsy of ‘Uncle Tom’ fame. Witty and wise, full of sport and study, sometimes mixing the two in a confusing way, they run bubbling through many volumes, and make everybody wish they could never grow up or change, they are so bright and cute.”
DOTTY DIMPLE AT HER GRANDMOTHER’S
“Sophie May’s excellent pen has perhaps never written anything more pleasing to children, especially little girls, than ‘Dotty Dimple.’ If the little reader follows Dotty through these dozen chapters--from her visit to her grandmother to the swing under the trees--he or she will say: ‘It has been a treat to read about Dotty Dimple, she’s so cunning.’”--_Herald of Gospel Liberty._
DOTTY DIMPLE OUT WEST
“Dotty’s trip was jolly. In the cars, where she saw so many people that she thought there’d be nobody left in any of the houses, she offers to hold somebody’s baby, and when it begins to cry she stuffs pop-corn into its mouth, nearly choking it to death. Afterwards, in pulling a man’s hair, she is horrified at seeing his wig come off, and gasps out, ‘Oh, dear, dear, dear, I didn’t know your hair was so tender!’ Altogether, she is the cunningest chick that ever lived.”--_Oxford Press._
DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME
“This little book is as full of spice as any of its predecessors, and well sustains the author’s reputation as the very cleverest of all writers of this species of children’s books. Were there any doubt on this point, the matter might be easily tested by inquiry in half the households in the city, where the book is being revelled over.”--_Boston Home Journal._
DOTTY DIMPLE AT SCHOOL
“Miss Dotty is a peremptory little body, with a great deal of human nature in her, who wins our hearts by her comic speeches and funny ways. She complains of being _bewitched_ by people, and the wind ‘blows her out,’ and she thinks if her comrade dies in the snow-storm she will be ‘dreadfully ’shamed of it,’ and has rather a lively time with all her trials in going to school.”--_New York Citizen._
DOTTY DIMPLE AT PLAY
“‘Charming Dotty Dimple,’ as she is so universally styled, has become decidedly a favorite with young and old, who are alike pleased with her funny sayings and doings. ‘Dotty at Play’ will be found very attractive, and the children, especially the girls, will be delighted with her adventures.”--_Boston Express._
DOTTY DIMPLE’S FLYAWAY
“This is the final volume of the ‘Dotty Dimple Series.’ It relates how little Flyaway provisioned herself with cookies and spectacles and got lost on a little hill while seeking to mount to heaven, and what a precious alarm there was until she was found, and the subsequent joy at her recovery, with lots of quaint speeches and funny incidents.”--_North American._
“A Little Red Riding-Hoodish story, sprightly and takingly told.”--_American Farmer._
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Transcriber’s note
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Italics in the title of works was standardized, hyphenation was standardized where appropriate.
The illustration “VENUS TURNED HER AT ONCE INTO A CAT AGAIN.” was incorrectly placed facing page 152 in the original. It has been moved to Page 180 to match the List of Illustrations.
Spelling was retained as in the original except for the following changes:
Page 48: “Chúrgoro, who was very” “Chúgoro, who was very” Page 243: “Not a boy iives” “Not a boy lives”