The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island
Laura Lee Hope
Read by Nan Dodge
The Bobbsey twins are off to spend a summer full of fun and adventures on Blueberry Island. They will encounter a cave, and gypsies, and other things I won't tell you about. You can find out by listening to this book!
As with many children's books written during this time in history, there are racial stereotypes that would not pass muster today. To edit them out would be to erase history, so I'm reading the book, as is. There is a "fat black mammy" named Dinah, and gypsies (of undetermined geographical origin) who naturally steal because they don't know any better. These stereotypes can act as a good springboard for educating your child on how far we have come, and how far we still need to go, to erase racism altogether. - Summary by Nan Dodge (4 hr 20 min)
Chapters
| The Gypsies | 13:15 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| A Surprise | 14:28 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Worried Twins | 10:14 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The Goat | 11:44 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| A Bumpy Ride | 13:24 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Jolly News | 9:26 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| "Where is Snap?" | 10:18 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Off to Camp | 13:18 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| A Night Scare | 14:27 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The "Go-Around" Bugs | 9:38 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The Blueberry Boy | 15:23 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The Drifting Boat | 12:22 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| In the Cave | 10:12 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Helen's Visit | 15:05 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The Doll's Dress | 9:43 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Snoop is Missing | 9:50 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Freddy is Caught | 12:02 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Flossie is Tangled | 11:09 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The Twins Fall Down | 11:03 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| The Queer Noise | 8:30 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| "Here Comes Snap!" | 10:09 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| Happy Days | 14:38 | Read by Nan Dodge |