Estes, Eleanor. The Moffats. NY: Harcourt Inc, 1941. 212 pages (Historical Fiction / Humor)
In the book, The Moffats, the main character is Jany. Jany is a nine-year- old girl in 4th grade. She has three other siblings, Sylvie, Joe, and Rufus. This book takes place in the 1940’s. The Moffats live in a big yellow house on New Dollar Street, in the town of Cranberry. In the beginning of this book, a man comes by and nails a “For Sale” sign onto their house. Throughout the story all of the Moffats try to forget about the sign and go about doing their normal activities. In this book Jany gets trapped in a breadbox all afternoon, Joe dances with a dog in front of the whole town, and Rufus hitches a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. The Moffats are a hilarious bunch that turn everyday activities into a great story.
I would definitely recommend this book to someone else because it is very funny. There wasn’t one chapter without one of the Moffats turning a mistake into a very funny adventure. I think the best adventure was when Joe had to dance with a dog in front of the whole town. He was at Jany’s dance recital when one of the dancers did not show up. The dance teacher begged Joe to do it, because Jany was always doing it around the house. The teacher thought he would now a little of it. Joe finally said yes, and then he started the dance. In the middle of the dance, dog from a lady’s lap in the audience, jumped up onto the stage. The dog started running and jumping around with Joe. When they finished, the audience went wild. I liked this book a lot!
Reviewed By: Kae5495
