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In a house shared by cousins, a small quarrel can become a lesson in kindness.
The Twin Cousins by Sophie May brings you into the close world of childhood, where home and family shape each day. Games, secrets and rivalries belong side by side. Everyday troubles matter deeply, and learning to live together means more than simply sharing a house.
This gentle children's classic belongs to a tradition that treats mischief with warmth rather than harsh scolding. Its concern is growing up with grace: learning right from wrong, finding room for kindness, and meeting the small difficulties of family life. The pleasures are quiet, rooted in the household rather than a fast-moving plot.
What you’ll discover
- A home at the heart Enter a child's world where family life gives everyday troubles their weight.
- Mischief met with warmth Find a gentle view of childhood scrapes, with understanding taking the place of scolding.
- The closeness of cousins Explore the kinship that holds shared games, private secrets and small rivalries together.
- Small steps toward kindness Follow the idea that growing up means learning how to treat others with care.
- Quiet pleasures of childhood Make room for a story whose appeal rests in familiar troubles and family bonds.
Who will love it
This book will delight readers who love old-fashioned family stories, spirited little heroines, and gentle humor with a warm moral heart. It is a fine choice for parents and grandparents who enjoy reading aloud.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A party goes wrong in the woods
- Tea at the Proudfits teaches a lesson
- Homesickness is cured by red mittens
- Miss Pike and the house that Jack built
- A crazy Christmas and a wiser Flaxie
- Preston faces the dark with courage
- What the stories teach and how
Who’s who
- Flaxie FrizzleA golden-haired girl of six who is bold, noisy and sorry in turns, and who wants to be good and loved by all.
- Milly AllenFlaxie's quiet, thoughtful cousin from Hilltop, who always tries to do right yet follows Flaxie into mischief for love of her.
- Auntie PrimA learned, strict relative who thinks children are absurd, yet is fair and kind underneath her spectacles.
- Preston GrayFlaxie's older brother, a handsome whittler of toys who is losing his sight and who hopes to bear it bravely.
- Miss PikeThe plain-faced Hilltop teacher whose gentle spirit wins the love of every child, including a very doubtful Flaxie.
- Julia GrayFlaxie's older sister, called Ninny, who is gentle, patient and kind, like a little candle burning in the night.
- Aunt CharlotteMilly's warm mother, who guides Flaxie through homesickness, mittens and Christmas fever with firm love.
- Patty ProudfitA ragged, bold girl from the black house under the hill who wants a share of Flaxie's pretty world.
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Le cugine gemelle
by Sophie May
A six-year-old runs from her own party, and a noisy little girl learns what a pair of red mittens can do.
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The Twin Cousins is a children's story by Sophie May, an American author of the nineteenth century who wrote a whole series about a small girl named Flaxie Frizzle. This book follows Flaxie over about two years of her life, from the age of six to nearly eight.
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A party goes wrong in the woods
The story opens on a Saturday morning in October. Flaxie Frizzle begs her stern aunt, Mrs. Prim, for a birthday party. Mrs. Prim is a learned woman who is busy writing a lecture on Ancient History and rolling out pie crust. She agrees, though she thinks children's parties are absurd. She sends Flaxie and her little cousin Milly to invite ten girls.
Flaxie delivers the message at the first house with great pride. She adds a remark she overheard Auntie say, that she will be thankful when the whole thing is over. Milly, who is shy, hides behind a lilac bush and a hat while Flaxie does all the talking. When Flaxie repeats the invitation word for word to her aunt, Mrs. Prim is mortified. Dora, the cook, sits down by the oven door and laughs.
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What is The Twin Cousins about?
It follows six-year-old Flaxie Frizzle and her cousin Milly through two years of small adventures. Flaxie runs away from a party, gets homesick, helps a poor girl, and supports her brother Preston when he starts to lose his sight.
Why are Flaxie and Milly called twin cousins?
Flaxie and Milly are the same size and were born in the same month, so they like to call themselves twins. The older girl Ada points out that twins must share a birthday, but the pretend title sticks.
Who is Miss Pike in The Twin Cousins?
Miss Pike is the schoolteacher at Hilltop. Her face is plain, but everyone loves her kindness. Flaxie first refuses to go to her school, then finds that her goodness shines through, especially in a crisis.
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