Mrs. Wiggs and the Cabbage Patch

Anyone who makes a habit of visiting the children's section of every intriguingly dusty and shabby used bookstore they can find has certainly come across this ubiquitous title. For my sister and I, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" has come to stand as a sort of shorthand for the kind of used bookst......more

My sister read and re-read this book when we were growing up. I usually didn't care for her library choices, but the other day I saw this on Gutenberg and downloaded it to see what all her fuss was. What I found was a strange, episodic little tale that appeared to be going in one direction only to he......more

Average story. I got the book because of the inscription in the front by someone who loved it. I think it's worth keeping simply because of that.......more

Another of my favorite childhood books that I somehow managed to preserve. This story was old-fashioned even in the sixties when I read it. It's about a kindly lady with many children. They are poor. She believes in what the Bible teaches. Her philosophy is simple yet profound. I love the cadence of......more

This is a magical little book. I have not read many authors from Louisville that have written about my city so this is special. This book makes you reassess life and to be happy for what you have. This will be a book I revisit over and over I think. I would like to find more of Rice's work.......more