After the pattern of Anne of Green Gables, Pollyanna, Elsie Dinsmore, Little Women, and such like girl stories, Susan Coolidge brought her own childhood to life with the fictionalized What Katy Did.  How many of the incidents are real and how many fictional I have no idea; but the personalities were evidently inspired by herself and her siblings, and not surprisingly, a practical, down-to-earth, and real flavor hangs about the story as a result.

How long are the Katy Did series books?  They’re pretty brief; each about the length of Pollyanna, or the gospel of Mark.

Girls 7+ will enjoy the books.  It generally takes boys a little longer to be mature enough to want to read a girl story.  Katy has several brothers, however, who will make it a little more interesting for the boys.

You can jump to the end for the concluding remarks and links, and then come back up for more detail if you need it!