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Another delightful gem that I somehow missed when I was growing up. A small town family lives in a rented yellow house. Their life shifts when the house is put up for sale by their landlord. Each little adventure from a dancing dog to hiding in a bread box is incredibly sweet. I particularly loved the unplanned field trip of the little kindergarten who hopped on a local train.

Overall an enjoyable read. I liked some chapters/stories more than others, some were kind of funny.
This book could help kids discover how people were living in the 1930-40s.

#20series20days - Day 5 - Yesterday's photo had a few Estes books in it, which got me thinking about this series (which also includes The Moffat Museum, which I sadly don't own). I absolutely love these books, published in the '40s, about a family in a small town. Mrs. Moffat is a widow, which was an interesting family dynamic to choose at the time. The Moffat children get into all kinds of happy hijinks, making these stories a complete delight.

This was a cute, old-fashioned children‘s book. I enjoyed the adventures of this little family.

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I read the entire Moffat series dozens of times as a kid. Life in a small town outside Boston after WW1, 4 kids and their widowed mom

My family listened to this on a car trip. I felt it was just ok. The description says it's laugh-out-loud funny, but I didn't find that to be true. Each chapter was kind of its own little story, so much so that it felt like a collection of short stories rather than a cohesive novel. My kids liked it, though, and it helped pass the time in the car. ⭐⭐⭐

📌The tagged book series and the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series
✒️The Wind is Not a River, among many
✏️ WWII Nazis-anyone associated with them
📍Lying Game, Manhattan Beach
🖍 @MayginReads @Andrew65

I loved The Moffats as a kid! Hoping I can get Eleanor to try it soon.