“Mrs. Bright cut another slice of the rich, dark cake. It was Mindy's fourth, counting dessert at home. But Mrs. Bright's layer cakes were, Mindy felt sure, the best in the world. Where else did you find the layers of… — Jane Louise Curry Copy Share Image
“The little cakes were iced in white, with golden yellow icing roses on top, and instead of ice cream there was sherbet that was… — Jane Louise Curry Copy Share Image
“Tut! Magic, indeed! As if there weren't marvels enough without magic. Pictures traveling by telephone, and men bouncing up and down on the moon?… — Jane Louise Curry Copy Share Image
“The house might, in fact, have passed for the world's largest rosebush if here and there a pane of glass had not gleamed and… — Jane Louise Curry Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Bright cut another slice of the rich, dark cake. It was Mindy's fourth, counting dessert at home. But Mrs. Bright's layer cakes were,… — Jane Louise Curry Copy Share Image
“One was an ancient tortoiseshell cat with arthritis, who creaked around the house--but when Aunt Sibby flickered her fingers and crooned, Miminy, miminy, tall-as-a-chi-mi-ny,… — Jane Louise Curry Copy Share Image