The Tinker's Daughter
A Story Based on the Life of Mary Bunyan

Reading like a fictional story, this story of Mary, the daughter of John Bunyan was well done. So many biographies for children are dry and dull. This was neither. It is a book I would recommend to anyone of any age.......more

This is a sweet little story about John Bunyan's blind daughter, Mary. She thinks she can do everything by herself and doesn't like when people pity and look down on her for being blind. Mary learns some valuable lessons throughout the book and I especially liked how I could relate to Mary in some w......more

Mary, a young blind girl navigates the tough city to help her father who is in prison. She trusts in God to be her guide as she is bullied constantly. I can relate I am bullied to sometimes but being blind makes it worse. If you are in need of some encouragement this is the book for you!......more

This book is about John Bunyan's daughter, Mary. She was a blind girl growing up in the 17th century. It tells of her day to day life. It explains how she wanted to be independent even though she was handicapped. Also, it explains how even back then, kids were bullied. Mary is famous for making the......more

My rating would have been much higher... but then I got to the end and found out that huge parts of the story were fictional. I know that doesn’t bother everyone but I really don’t like it when I am told the story of someone real and it is fictionalized. I don’t mind when some artistic license is ta......more