Project Gutenberg 2005-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 186 Hope, Laura Lee The Bobbsey Twins Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out Reading ease score: 93.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Bobbsey Twins" by Laura Lee Hope is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging story centers around the adventures of the Bobbsey twins, Bert and Nan, who are eight years old, and their younger siblings, Freddie and Flossie, who are four. The narrative unfolds as they explore childhood joys, including imaginative play, winter sports, and sibling interactions, set against the backdrop of their home in the small town of Lakeport. At the start of the novel, the Bobbsey twins are depicted busily constructing elaborate playhouses from shoe boxes at the dining room table. This whimsical scene establishes their vibrant and creative personalities—Bert's ambition shines as he designs a multi-story house, while Nan painstakingly crafts decorative elements, highlighting their cooperative spirit. The opening chapter delights in the mini-drama of sibling rivalry and inventive antics, such as Freddie's unintended mishaps. This lively introduction effectively encapsulates the essence of childhood exuberance, setting the tone for a series of tender yet adventurous tales to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Twins -- Juvenile fiction Bobbsey Twins (Fictitious characters) -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 249133 249000 2024-10-07T15:22:59.800202 2023-09-08T05:45:09.672408 text/html text/html 251116 2015-02-23T13:48:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 630312 2020-12-13T12:56:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 724855 2024-10-07T15:23:05.103148 application/epub+zip 723759 2024-10-07T15:23:00.663201 application/epub+zip 146293 2024-10-07T15:23:00.215194 application/epub+zip 832783 2024-10-07T15:23:08.765126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794368 2024-10-07T15:23:04.562177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217733 2022-09-08T10:58:25.188566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209587 209490 2024-10-07T15:22:58.780187 2023-09-08T05:45:08.863401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 209371 2020-12-13T12:56:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76968 2020-12-13T12:56:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19828 2024-10-07T15:23:08.902127 application/rdf+xml 25488 2024-10-07T15:23:00.297190 image/jpeg 3484 2024-10-07T15:23:00.256204 image/jpeg 629756 2024-10-07T15:22:59.838199 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia