"The Happy Venture" by Edith Ballinger Price is a story about the Sturgis children, Felicia, Kenelm, and Kirk, who face big changes when their mother leaves for a sanatorium. The siblings must learn to live in an old, run-down farmhouse without her, facing both good and bad times in the countryside and experiencing emotional challenges. Felicia, the oldest, worries about her siblings, while Kenelm feels bad about the family's money problems. Kirk, the youngest, is full of imagination and finds comfort in stories, befriending a mysterious person he calls the Maestro. As they adjust to their new life, they start to find happiness, showing how strong they are and how important their family bond is as they head into the future.
The Happy Venture
By Edith Ballinger Price
When three siblings are forced to live in a rundown farmhouse while their mother is away, they discover the strength of family and the joy hidden in unexpected places.
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2004-02-01
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About the AuthorEdith Ballinger Price (1897–1997) was a prolific writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for the imaginative stories and illustrations she created for 37 different books and stories. The granddaughter of landscape painter William Trost Richards, who first inspired her to draw, Price trained at Boston's School of the Museum of Fine Arts, the New York Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Oft-published in general-interest magazines like Colliers and those aimed at children, like St. Nicholas Magazine, she was also notable as one of the chief founders of the Brownies, the junior version of the Girl Scouts.
Edith Ballinger Price (1897–1997) was a prolific writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for the imaginative stories and illustrations she created for 37 different books and stories. The granddaughter of landscape painter William Trost Richards, who first inspired her to draw, Price trained at Boston's School of the Museum of Fine Arts, the New York Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Oft-published in general-interest magazines like Colliers and those aimed at children, like St. Nicholas Magazine, she was also notable as one of the chief founders of the Brownies, the junior version of the Girl Scouts.
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