Meet Felicity Review (Historical Fiction)

Title: Meet Felicity
Written by: Valerie Tripp
Illustrated by: Dan Andreasen
Published by: Scholastic Inc, 1991
ISBN: 0-590-45986-4

Meet Felicity is a book that comes with an American girl doll! Felicity is a girl living in the colonial period and she never quite fits in. She does not like to stitch and she wishes she could take off her petticoats and run! Everything changes for Felicity when she sees a horse who is being abused by an old man. Felicity has to make a decision: to risk her life to save another? Or to stay away and keep herself safe?

This book is cute and I love that there are pictures included every few pages. The book also includes little pictures in the margins to help readers understand any words that they might not always come across (like breeches and stockings)

I would give this book a 5 out of 5 because of the visual aids and the illustrations. Also, because it is a great idea to put books with such a popular toy! What a great way to encourage children to read.