My Book House

Series · 5 books · 1920

By Olive Beaupre Miller

Books in series

My Bookhouse

Story Time

1920

Volume 2 of 12.

My Bookhouse

1920

Volume 6 of 12 Volumes. First Edition in this binding and in the 12-volume format. Navy blue cloth binding with paste-down illustration on front cover and gold gilt lettering on front and spine. Illustrated end papers. Duo-tone, tri-tone, and black and white illustrations throughout. 1937. Chicago: The Book House for Children. 224 pages.

Flying Sails of My Bookhouse

1920

Flying Sails of My Bookhouse is a collection of classic stories and poems compiled by Olive Beaupre Miller. The book is part of the My Bookhouse series, which was designed to introduce children to literature from around the world. The stories and poems in Flying Sails of My Bookhouse are organized around the theme of travel and adventure, and include works by authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Edgar Allan Poe. The book is illustrated with black and white drawings, and includes a variety of reading levels, making it suitable for children of different ages and abilities. Overall, Flying Sails of My Bookhouse is a timeless collection of literature that will inspire children to explore the world around them and to imagine the possibilities of adventure.1920. The publishing company, The Bookhouse for Children, was the brainchild of author, and editor Olive Beaupre Miller. She created a collection of children��s literature that delighted both children and their parents. Miller was constantly seeking appropriate children��s literature to read to her daughter. She considered stories proper if they fit three They had to be well written, make a positive ethical statement, and be graded to fit the developmental age of the child. If she was unable to find a story or poem that met all three requirements, she wrote one herself. Some of the stories and poems in this volume The Booms; David Copperfield and Little Em��ly; The Adventures of General Tom Thumb; The Gossamer Spider; Little Gulliver; Meg Merrilies; The Merman; The Sandpiper; A Song of Drake��s Men; The Sugar Camp; Thor; Venice; and others. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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In Shining Armour of My Bookhouse

1920

Olive Beaupre Miller

#12

Halls of Fame of My Book House

1920

Volume 12 of 12.

Author

Olive Beaupre Miller

Author · 11 books

Olive Kennon Beaupré was born in Aurora, IL on September 11, 1883. She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1904 and returned to Aurora to work as an English teacher for two years. Olive and Harry Edward Miller were married October 2, 1907. Olive began writing rhymes and stories to entertain her daughter Virginia, and was encouraged by Harry to publish some of her writings. In 1919 Olive founded The Bookhouse for Children publishing company with Harry. Olive assumed the title of Editor and published all of her subsequent material either solely through The Bookhouse or through other publishing companies in conjunction with The Bookhouse. Olive published the first volume of the My Bookhouse series in 1920 and set to work on the next five volumes. My Bookhouse became the first collection of children's literature which was graded to meet the developing needs and abilities of children at different ages. Olive began publishing the nine volume series A Picturesque Tale of Progress in 1929. In 1934 Olive revised My Bookhouse, expanding the series from six volumes to twelve. When Olive and Harry were divorced in May 1935, he resigned his position as President of The Book House. In addition to being Editor, Olive was elected Vice-President by the Board of Directors, who hoped that this post would keep her from pursuing a more managerial role in the company. Olive achieved the position of Chairman of the Board in 1939 and held it until 1954. The Book House for Children was sold to United Educators in 1954. Olive remained Chairman of the Board in an advisory capacity until she retired in 1962. She moved to Tucson, AZ where she lived with her daughter Virginia (Miller) Read and family until her death on March 25, 1968.