Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field
Mehitabel (Hitty) Preble was carved from a piece of mountain ash by a traveling peddler in Maine during the 1820s. Though she was only a small wooden doll, mountain ash is said to bring good fortune—and Hitty's long life was certainly filled with adventure.
She began as the treasured possession of Phoebe Preble and her remarkable journey took her across the oceans and back to the US, from North to South, and through the homes of many owners. Some were kind and gentle, recognizing her quiet dignity, others were rough and thoughtless, seeing her as only an old, worn out doll. Along the way, she remained true to the values she learned in her first simple home in Maine, allowing her to look back on her long life with gratitude even as she looks forward to a future filled with even more adventures.
Told as Hitty's own memoirs, this Newbery Medal–winning classic is a warm, charming, and thoughtful journey through more than a century of history, seen through the eyes of a small wooden doll. (Summary by MaryAnn)
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