Alice-Heidi’s Secrets (November 1924)

by Alice-Heidi
Nov 01, 1924 | Filed in Articles & Opinion

When at home alone I sit,
I never seem to tire of it.
I only have to take a look
Along the shelves and choose a book,
And every two times out of three,
I choose the “Little Library.”
The books are little, green and blue,
And there are orange covers, too.
I love the way the books are made
For there are pictures — I’m afraid
The pictures mean the most to me
No matter what the story be.
I love the one of Peter Pan,
I love the watching Peep-Show Man,
“The London Doll,” “The Rose and Ring,”
But then it is a funny thing, —
I’d name them all because you see
I love each one quite differently.

—Alice-Heidi

 

From the November 1924 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Alice-Heidi

Alice-Heidi was a doll who lived in The Bookshop for Boys and Girls between 1916 and 1936 and contributed to early issues of The Horn Book Magazine in a column called "Alice-Heidi's Secrets."

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