The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

By: Margaret Sidney

Narrated by: Grace Conlin

The Five Little Peppers are an adorable family of children growing up in a small town and cared for by their widowed mother. She is so poor that the pittance she earns as the town seamstress fails to support or even sustain the family.

Everything happens to this brood while mother is away sewing, but no matter how dangerous the situation, they come out of it safe and smiling. The children are happy despite their poverty, and the smallest pleasures cause delight and merriment in the little house. When the eldest daughter is offered a chance to be adopted by a rich family, she chooses to return to her poor but happy home.

(P)1994 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"One of the seminal books of American children's fiction....Grace Conlin brings flair and passion to the task and does a superb job." (AudioFile)

A Story Beloved by Five Generations

This charming family entertained my grandmother, my mother, me & my siblings, my nieces & nephews, and now, their children. It’s a wonderful story, brought to life by a splendid narrator. What luck to have found it on Audible!

The Loving little peppers

I love this story. Polly is my favorite character. She is nice and she always sees the good in the worst times. Franzi is so nice and makes me laugh. Joel is a nice, always trying to be as good as Davie. Ben always succeeds in making all the little peppers happy. Davie is always trying not to hurt his mother’s feelings. Mrs. pepper is so kind and brings out the best in her children. Jasper is so nice and he always tries making the five Little peppers happy. Mr. King, one of his very few pleasures, is making Franzi happy. Franzi bakes him the Gingerbread man. Prince is a very loyal dog.

-Selah age 9

The Five Little Peppers

Grace Conlin did a delightful job in narrating this sweet and old-fashioned story — it was a pleasure from beginning to end!

Sweet family read

Out family absolutely loves this book. It is a sweet and easy read. The narrator did a wonderful job.

The Love Of all the peppers toward one another

It was a great story (although if dogs such as prince eat raisins it will poison them)i loved it!