+ Boston Transcript p6 Jl 17 ’20 450w
“The tale presents a more or less deft but quite obvious mixture of pedagogy and feminism, in an ample solution of juvenile prattle and misdemeanour. The whole, however, is so well spiced with humour and sweetened with domestic sentiment that (to quote the publisher’s tribute) ‘the tired business man and the weary housewife will find a real release in reading it.’” H. S. H.
+ Freeman 1:574 Ag 25 ’20 580w
“Her humor is fresh and rich and delicate. One may quite forget her psychological implications and yield to the mirth and human charm of her story and her people.”
+ Nation 111:275 S 4 ’20 440w
“Mrs Vorse’s story, though backed by sound psychology and keen observation, is yet light fiction. Its merit is rather in the contribution it makes to the growing volume of child thought, to the explanation of such pieces as ‘The young visiters’ than in the intrinsic value of either the tale or the style.” Henrietta Malkiel
+ N Y Call p10 Ag 15 ’20 500w
“It is a most engaging book. The freshness, the humor and the spontaneity that characterized Mrs Vorse’s former novel are equally manifest here, along with a deeper purpose and a greater significance.”
+ N Y Times 25:25 Jl 4 ’20 820w
“Every one who enjoyed ‘The Prestons’ will be glad to read ‘Growing up.’”