What Katy Did

Name: What Katy Did
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Susan Coolidge
ISBN: 9789629543907

Author: Susan Coolidge

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow

Abridged: 2 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 03/03/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories

Synopsis

Meet Katy Carr. She’s Impulsive, gangly, adventurous, awkward and brave; she loves clambering over fences, sitting on roofs, making up games or going for picnics with her five brothers and sisters (much to the horror of her Aunt Izzie). But when she falls from a swing, she suddenly has to cope with being stuck indoors – maybe for ever… What Katy Did is fresh, lively, funny and moving; and Katy herself is a warm and loving character that readers have taken to their hearts for over a hundred and thirty years.

About Susan Coolidge

Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncy Woolsey (1835–1905). Born in Ohio, she served as a nurse during the Civil War and after that turned to writing. When her first book, A New Year’s Bargain, was published in 1871, her editor, who was also the editor for Louisa May Alcott, suggested that Susan Coolidge try her hand at the same kind of story as Alcott’s. What followed were five books about the irrepressible Katy Carr and the fortunes and misfortunes of the Carr family, characters based on members of Coolidge’s own family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on October 19, 2024

Like many girls, I read and enjoyed What Katy Did as a child. I use the word “girl” advisedly, as this was written in 1872, and is a typical American girl’s book of the period – perhaps one of the most famous books about a 12 year old girl and her family. It was written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, us......more

Goodreads review by Dale on January 03, 2017

A trip down memory lane to read what was favourite book I read and re-read as a child. Back then I associated with the tomboy Katy and her imaginative stories and games. As an adult I still liked Katy and the Carr family. I loved their plans and games and enthusiasm for life. Perhaps, the style in w......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on November 30, 2024

This family tale is not to be missed! There are such gems of wisdom packed into these pages - you and your children will love benefiting by them. Written in 1872 and set in Ohio, "What Katy Did" follows the Carr family. Katy and her siblings are not exactly 'purposefully' bad, but they certainly don'......more

Goodreads review by Holly on July 21, 2016

When I was little, I read a ton of older children's books. I read authors like L. M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Eleanor H. Porter, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Margaret Sidney, and so on. For whatever reason, I totally missed reading any of Susan Coolidge's Katy series, though I was aware that they exis......more