What Katy Did (Puffin Classics)

by Susan Coolidge (Author), Neil Reed (Illustrator)

• Used

  Illustrated
  1995

  $3.30

  Despite her best intentions, quick-tempered Katy Carr's efforts to be tidy and good-tempered always seem to land her in trouble. Then, one terrible day, Katy has an accident, but it is still a long, eventful time before she learns to be as loving and as patient as her beautiful invalid cousin Helen.

• Used

  Paperback
  1987

  $3.30

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $13.89

  The story of Katy Carr's adventures has delighted generations of readers since its first publication in 1872. Katy, the eldest of an endearing family of five, is determined to overcome her habitual mischievousness and untidiness and become 'beautiful and beloved, and samiable as an angel'. Katy's childhood exploits growing up in a small late 19th century American town, and her subsequent battle to come to terms with a debilitating injury are written with great compassion and humour and continue to hold much appeal for young readers today.