“We cannot readily forgive Mr. Munro for permitting the child to have the inevitable attack of pneumonia in chapter thirteen, and his descriptive style when elated is like that of Dickens at his worst. But, after all, Bud is the thing, and Bud, if we may use an expression that might have come from her lips, is a peach with a stone in it.”
| + − | Acad. 72: 562. Je. 8, ’07. 230w. |
“Although the child is overdrawn and speaks a language too picturesque, and the story has no particular merit, there is a freshness about it that many will find charming.”
| + − | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 179. O. ’07. ✠ |
“Not perhaps a book of solid merit, or dazzling wit, but neither is it in the least dull or in the least pretentious.”
| + | Nation. 84: 16. Jl. 4, ’07. 270w. |
“A pretty story this, but badly constructed.”
| + − | Outlook. 86: 610. Jl. 20, ’07. 40w. |
“She is a fascinating child, and though the book is spun out unnecessarily, and Mr. Munro’s humour is at times strained, her dealings with her neighbors make a very pleasant story.”
| + − | Sat. R. 103: 787. Je. 22, ’07. 160w. |