"Robinetta" by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Mary Findlater, Jane Findlater, and Allan McAulay is a story about a young American widow named Robinette Loring, who wants to connect with her English relatives, the de Tracy family. The book looks at what it means to belong, how families matter, and the differences between American and English cultures as Robinette visits Stoke Revel Manor and struggles with her feelings. When Robinette comes to Wittisham, her Aunt de Tracy and Miss Smeardon don't welcome her warmly at the Manor. A plum tree is important because it represents growing and being part of things. Robinette's talks with her aunt show how different she is from her formal relatives. She wants to feel loved and accepted, and talking to the old nurse, Mrs. Prettyman, shows how much she wants to connect with her mother's past and understand it. The beginning sets up Robinette's adventure to find herself and the problems she faces trying to connect her American life with her English background.
Robinetta
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
A spirited American widow journeys to England seeking family, but finds a chilly welcome and must find her place in a world of rigid tradition and long-held secrets.
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About the AuthorKate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.
Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.
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