Project Gutenberg 2004-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 188 Burnett, Frances Hodgson 1849 1924 Townesend, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Hodgson, Frances Eliza Cady, Harrison 1877 1970 Cady, Walter Harrison Cady, W. Harrison (Walter Harrison) Racketty-Packetty House, as Told by Queen Crosspatch HTML file produced by David Widger from the text file of Nicole Apostola "Racketty-Packetty House, as Told by Queen Crosspatch" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a charming children's book written during the early 20th century. This delightful tale explores the lives of a group of dolls who live in a shabby dolls’ house, contrasting their joyful existence with the newly introduced, elegant Tidy Castle. The book encapsulates themes of friendship, resilience, and the intrinsic value of happiness over materialistic standards. The story revolves around the Racketty-Packetty family's experiences as they face the threat of being discarded due to their old-fashioned appearance and unrefined neighborhood. As Cynthia, the little girl who owns the dolls, becomes enamored with the more fashionable Tidy Castle dolls, the Racketty-Packetty dolls—led by characters like Peter Piper and Lady Patsy—embrace their uniqueness and find joy in their fun-filled, albeit tattered lives. With interventions by Queen Crosspatch, a fairy who looks out for them, the Racketty-Packetty family ultimately wins the affection of a visiting princess, ensuring their survival and transformation into beautiful dolls, all while maintaining their cheerful and good-natured spirits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fairies -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Dolls -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 88517 2025-08-04T06:29:28.853226 text/html 87274 2021-01-26T21:53:56 text/html 1031323 2025-08-04T06:29:34.930179 application/epub+zip 1031527 2025-08-04T06:29:32.271227 application/epub+zip 97326 2025-08-04T06:29:30.884197 application/epub+zip 1206975 2025-08-04T06:29:36.789170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1196132 2025-08-04T06:29:34.137221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246770 2022-09-04T11:06:31.371730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72430 2025-08-04T06:29:28.480212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72167 2020-12-26T19:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71170 2020-12-26T19:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21931 2025-08-04T06:29:36.930167 application/rdf+xml 21756 2025-08-04T06:29:31.533212 image/jpeg 4612 2025-08-04T06:29:31.282195 image/jpeg 25729 2020-12-26T19:43:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 929496 2021-01-26T21:53:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 25597 2020-12-26T19:43:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 1035076 2025-08-04T06:29:28.928218 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia