Pollyanna

Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- Upon the death of her father, Pollyanna is sent to live with her Aunt Polly, who - as she sees it - is doing her duty by her estranged dead sister's child. Pollyanna meets all sorts of new people, many of them worn down by their own challenging lives, and some of them emotionally distant as a result of lost lovers. She manages to transform not only her aunt but many other townspeople with the 'Glad Game' her father taught her. Always look for the silver lining in every cloud and you'll be bound to find it. Pollyanna, the eternal optimist, plays the 'glad game' where she always tries to find something to be glad about, no matter how challenging. Also, everyone who comes into contact with Pollyanna is happily inspired by her wonderful, positive outlook and becomes a more enlightened person because of it. ------- Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for someone with the same very optimistic outlook. Also, the subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle. The book was such a success that Porter soon produced a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Eleven more Pollyanna sequels, known as "Glad Books", were later published, most of them written by Elizabeth Borton or Harriet Lummis Smith. Further sequels followed, including Pollyanna Plays the Game by Colleen L. Reece, published in 1997. Facts and Trivia: Pollyanna has been adapted for film several times. Some of the best known are Disney's 1960 version starring child actress Hayley Mills, who won a special Oscar for the role, and the 1920 version starring Mary Pickford. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy! Children's Classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twainhttps://www.createspace.com/6394066 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twainhttps://www.createspace.com/6427418 American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baumhttps://www.createspace.com/6413969 The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Loftinghttps://www.createspace.com/6356525 The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williamshttps://www.createspace.com/6429910 Grimm's Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimmhttps://www.createspace.com/6440051 Sky Island by L. Frank Baumhttps://www.createspace.com/6446563 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnetthttps://www.createspace.com/6455917 The Railway Children by E. Nesbit https://www.createspace.com/6483012 Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie https://www.createspace.com/6516484 The Oz Series Book 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6426287 Book 2: The Marvelous Land of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6462832 Book 3: Ozma of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6356346 Book 4: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz https://www.createspace.com/6464450 Book 5: The Road to Oz https://www.createspace.com/6464521 Book 6: The Emerald City of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6464602 Book 7: The Patchwork Girl of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6464682 Book 8: TIK-TOK of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6353841 Book 9: The Scarecrow of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6461981 Book 10: Rinkitink in Oz https://www.createspace.com/6464764 Book 11: The Lost Princess of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6465342 Book 12: The Tin Woodman of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6466582 Book 13: The Magic of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6466620 Book 14: Glinda of OZhttps://www.createspace.com/6461890