Random house -- hcNew York -- 181pp
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 59-10879
The Shirley Temple Edition
Captain January by Laura E. Richards
The Little Colonel by Annie Fellows Johnston
With illustrations from the motion picture featuring Shirley Temple
The original stories that the Shirely Temple movies were based on, combined in one volume.
Captain January tells the story of a young girl, parented by a lighthouse keeper after the ship she was on as an infant, went down in a storm. The girl's relatives discover her but decide that the keeper loves her so much and she looks on him as a father, and decide to leave her be.
The Little Colonel tells of a young girl raised by a crotchety old soldier. The old soldier comes to change his ways with the help of the girl and a servant.
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These books certainly have the feel of older storytelling for children. The style was a bit dry, and the portrayal of the black servants was horrifyingly stereotypical. Not something that would be allowed to see print today.
I don't recall ever having seen The Little Colonel, so I can't compare the book and the movie, but I've often enjoyed watching Captain January. The movie added some much needed plot, but the basic premise is basically sound.
Hardly a book to recommend, and even if I did, I'm not sure where anyone would be able to find it.
