Project Gutenberg 2012-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 397 Phillips, Ethel Calvert 1882 1947 Butler, Edith F. 1888 1975 Butler, Edith Folkins Little Friend Lydia Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Little Friend Lydia" by Ethel Calvert Phillips is a children's novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a Children's Home during Christmas time, where the motherless and fatherless children eagerly await Santa Claus. The protagonist, Lydia, is a gentle and kind-hearted girl, who wishes not for toys but for a real family of her own, setting the stage for a touching narrative about love, family, and belonging. At the start of the book, the children, dressed in their festive attire, are filled with excitement and anticipation on Christmas Eve, discussing what surprises Santa might bring. Lydia stands out among them for her thoughtful nature, as she hopes for a father and mother instead of material gifts. When Santa Claus arrives, he grants each child their wish but leaves Lydia's heartfelt request unresolved, prompting a promise that he will try to fulfill it. This opening establishes a warm, whimsical tone while foreshadowing Lydia's journey toward finding her true family and the emotional depth associated with her longing for connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38844/38844-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 206975 2025-06-15T17:32:18.751509 text/html 207577 2012-02-12T09:23:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 514515 2012-02-12T09:23:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 495881 2025-06-15T17:32:26.954468 application/epub+zip 588260 2025-01-15T17:09:45.967122 application/pdf 209461 2025-01-15T17:09:39.205156 application/pdf 495351 2025-06-15T17:32:22.134533 application/epub+zip 132589 2025-06-15T17:32:20.212535 application/epub+zip 557224 2025-06-15T17:32:29.901538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532943 2025-06-15T17:32:25.605525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171147 2022-09-17T17:02:00.713778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166011 2025-06-15T17:32:18.300523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166146 2012-02-12T09:23:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 60582 2012-02-12T09:23:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 161764 2012-02-12T09:23:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60017 2012-02-12T09:23:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161762 2012-02-12T09:24:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60008 2012-02-12T09:24:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27191 2025-06-15T17:32:30.070446 application/rdf+xml 170121 2025-06-15T17:32:18.179538 text/x-rst 170117 2012-02-12T09:23:22 text/x-rst 508016 2012-02-12T09:23:22 text/x-rst application/zip 24704 2025-06-15T17:32:20.726507 image/jpeg 3470 2025-06-15T17:32:20.514487 image/jpeg 537360 2025-06-15T17:32:18.790549 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog