Recently I have been thinking a lot about the books I loved reading as a child. Middle-grade stuff, mostly. Once in a while I'll come across one in a thrift store and buy it for a quarter. It's likely that this reminiscing is a direct result of the new movie version of "How to Eat Fried Worms" that opened this weekend. Great book, so I hope they didn't mangle it.
Anyway, it got me thinking about this book that I read and reread, but I cannot remember the title. I've been trying for two days.
Young siblings (I think one girl and two boys) move out to a country house, far from where they grew up. It's in the woods, with lots of property, and they find an ancient tree near the back of the property line. It has a hollow knot in it, and one day they start to find little presents in it. At one point, three carved animal figurines are left, and they kids start to wonder who is leaving them and why?
I think at one point, one kid steps on a rusty nail and needs a tetanus shot, and the gifts end up coming from a nearby neighbor who lives on the other side of the woods.
If anyone knows what book this is, please please please let me know. I would love to find a copy for my memory collection.
Anyway, it got me thinking about this book that I read and reread, but I cannot remember the title. I've been trying for two days.
Young siblings (I think one girl and two boys) move out to a country house, far from where they grew up. It's in the woods, with lots of property, and they find an ancient tree near the back of the property line. It has a hollow knot in it, and one day they start to find little presents in it. At one point, three carved animal figurines are left, and they kids start to wonder who is leaving them and why?
I think at one point, one kid steps on a rusty nail and needs a tetanus shot, and the gifts end up coming from a nearby neighbor who lives on the other side of the woods.
If anyone knows what book this is, please please please let me know. I would love to find a copy for my memory collection.
