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A little girl assembles a handmade scrapbook of folded pockets, each sealed with a surprise to be opened on a specified month; that gift frames a year of short episodes featuring Marjorie, Dotty, and their friends. Each chapter presents a self-contained scene tied to a calendar moment — holidays, pranks, small domestic adventures, and moments of generosity — portraying children’s play, imagination, problem-solving, and everyday interactions as they celebrate, learn, and care for one another across the seasons.

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Title: The Surprise Book

Author: Patten Beard

Illustrator: Alice Beard

Release date: December 12, 2017 [eBook #56170]
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Language: English

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THE SURPRISE BOOK

Marjorie might hold the lantern and he’d see what was there. (Page 167)


THE

SURPRISE BOOK

BY

PATTEN BEARD

Author of
“The Jolly Year,” “The Bluebird’s Garden”
“The Good Crow’s Happy Shop”

Illustrated by Alice Beard

THE PILGRIM PRESS
BOSTONCHICAGO


Copyright 1918

By PATTEN BEARD


THE PILGRIM PRESS
BOSTON


THIS BOOK OF STORIES ABOUT THE BOYS AND
GIRLS WHO ARE MY FRIENDS I DEDICATE TO
Nall Candler
BECAUSE HE HAS ENJOYED “THE BLUEBIRD’S
GARDEN” AND “THE JOLLY YEAR,” AND I WANT
HIM TO HAVE THIS BOOK FOR HIS VERY OWN