Do you remember reading these charming old-fashioned stories of three little Swedish triplets and their adventures when you were a child? Originally written in the ‘40s, these tales reflect a time of innocence. What makes these wholesome books so dear is that the children are especially respectful, kind, independent, resourceful, helpful, eager to work without thought of pay, and have every other virtue that we are trying to instill in our own children. Moreover, our children beg to be read them again and again! Paperback, 32 pages, large print text and a color illustration on every spread. Reading level is for 8-12 years or read-aloud to children 3 years and up.
Plot: Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka are going wild-strawberry picking. Mother is going to pay them for every basket they gather. They walk and pick until their baskets are overflowing, but soon they are lost, tired, and thirsty. When they stop at a cottage to ask for water and directions, they meet Mary, her baby brother, and their mother. They are very kind, but have patches on their clothes and no milk to drink. After the girls get home and help Mother make strawberry jam, they think of a special way to spend the money they have earned.
