Reviews for The Anne of Green Gables Treasury

The average rating for The Anne of Green Gables Treasury based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-04-16 00:00:00 Rinat Shajachmetov My love for Anne knows few bounds. I'd have gone wild for this book as a child. Good thing I still love these books as an adult, because I enjoyed it just as much! Collins and Eriksson team up again to bring the world of Anne to life. What really sent this book over the top for me was their attention to all eight books in the series, not just the first novel. They include a Shirley/Blythe family tree, and a timeline of Anne's life with her happenings charted alongside global events and Montgomery's life. Chapters cover life at Green Gables, fashion, gardening, and more. You can tell that Anne's world lights a special fire in this writing/illustrating team, because they are at their best here. The maps of Prince Edward Island and Green Gables are worth studying. The floor plan of Green Gables is absolutely charming (the floor plans were my favorite parts in The World of Little House) and I only wish they had them for more of Anne's homes, including Patty's Place, the House of Dreams, and Ingleside, but only Green Gables was based on an extant building. My usual complaint about anything Anne-related is the transposition of her story onto the Edwardian era, because that's when the TV movies are set, though the first book takes place in the 1870s. Here, Collins and Eriksson consciously place Anne in her correct time period. Finally, I can feast my eyes on the brown gloria dress that Mrs. Lynde made for Anne, not the lacy blue off-the-rack abomination from the (otherwise lovely) film. The activities listed here are more varied in type. An abundance of teatime recipes fit to sate Mrs. Morgan are accompanied by sewing activities, making a flower-bedecked hat, and even more pressed flower crafts than Inside the Secret Garden. I loved the humor of the "Helpful Household Hints," none of which are helpful, all of which are funny. Recommended to all Anne fans, for both the lovely illustrations and the detailed content.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-08-19 00:00:00 Thomas H�rdler This was a fun book giving background into the time that Anne of Green Gables lived and customs at the time. I loved learning the history of buttons! I'd definitely recommend this book to any Anne fan.