rides. There were many cherry trees on Grandpa Martin's farm, and
when some of the other crops failed the cherries were a great help,
especially when the Lollypop Man turned them into "Chewing Cherry
Candy."

After a good time on the farm the children had more fun when, as
told in the second book, named "The Curlytops on Star Island," they
went camping with grandpa. On Star Island in Clover Lake they saw a
strange blue light which greatly puzzled them, and it was some time
before they knew what caused it.

The summer and fall passed and Ted and Janet went home to Cresco,
where they lived, to spend the winter. What happened then is told in
the third volume, called "The Curlytops Snowed In." The big storm was
so severe that no one could get out and even Nicknack was lost
wandering about in the big drifts.

The Curlytops had a good time, even if they were snowed in. Now
spring had come again, and the children were ready for something
else. But I must tell you a little bit about the family, as well as
about what happened.

You have already met Ted, Jan and Trouble. Ted's real name was
Theodore, but his mother seldom called him that unless she was quite
serious about something he had done that was wrong. So he was more
often spoken to as Ted or Teddy, and his sister Janet was called Jan.
Though oftener still they were called the "Curlytops," or, if one was
speaking to one or the other he would say "Curlytop." That was
because both Teddy and Janet had such very, very curly hair.