![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pepper, who is called “Mamsie” by the kids, is a widow struggling to keep her five kids educated and healthy. The books follow the lives of the five kids (Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie) of Mamsie and the deceased Mister Pepper that are born into poverty in one small rural “little brown house”. Six of these books are “background” and are set around the same time of the first three books. All of the later books are set before the third book in the original series. Letters from her readers from all around the world prompted her to continue writing about this family, which she would do for almost twenty more years. She stated this in the introduction to the book. The series began publication in the year 1881, when “Five Little Peppers and How They Grew” was released.Īfter writing the fourth book of the series, called “Phronsie Pepper”, Margaret felt that she had finished the books. Five Little Peppers series by Margaret SidneyĪuthor Margaret Sidney wrote the “Five Little Peppers” series of children’s fiction books. ![]()
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