The Painted Garden
Series: Ballet Shoes - book 3 of 3Published: 1949
Publisher: Collins
Illustrated by: Ley Kenyon
Synopsis:
Aunt Cora lived in California, and it was with mixed feelings that the Winter family received her invitation to cross the Atlantic and visit her. For Rachel it meant leaving her first real job as a dancer; for Tim it meant missing the chance of being taught the piano by the great Jeremy Caulder; and for Jane it meant stark tragedy - parting from Chewing-gum, the red cocker. But their father was ill and the doctor had ordered a sunshiny winter for him; and after being parted from them for most of the war he would only go if all the family went. So they went.
First Edition
The Painted Garden is a children's novel by British author Noel Streatfeild. It was first published in serial form in 1948, and as a book in 1949. The abridged US edition was entitled Movie Shoes. The novel is now out of print, the most recent publication being the 2000 Collins paperback.
from Wikipedia
From Wikipedia
Main Characters
| Tim Winter | 8 | ||
| Jane Winter | 10 | ||
| Rachel Winter | 12 | ||
| Mr Winter | |||
| Mrs Winter |
Main Family
Other Characters
| Maurice Tuesday | Plays Colin in the film of The Secret Garden | ||
| David Doe | Plays Dickon in the film of The Secret Garden | ||
| Aunt Cora | |||
| Jeremy Caulder | Famous pianist and teacher | ||
| Peaseblossom (Miss Bean) | Mrs Winter's friend who helps run the house | ||
| Dr Smith | Family doctor in London | ||
| Madame Fidolia | Runs the dance school | ||
| Posy Fossil | Dancer | ||
| Manoff | Czechoslovakian dancer with his own dance comapny | ||
| Mrs Bones | Helps in the home | ||
| Miss Mann | Stewardess on the Mauretania | ||
| Joe | Steward on the train journey across America | ||
| Bella | Aunt Cora's Cook-General | ||
| Nana | Posy Fossil's Nana (Nanny) | ||
| Madame Donna | Dance teacher in California | ||
| Pauline Fossil | Actress | ||
| Garnie (Aunt Sylvie) | Guardian to the Fossils | ||
| Mr Hiram P. Sneltzworther | Dealer in second-hand cars who runs Hiram's Hour on radio - in which Tim plays | ||
| Mr Antonio | Owner of the drug store in which Tim plays the piano | ||
| Mrs Antonio | Owner of the drug store in which Tim plays the piano | ||
| Mr Michael Brown | 29 | School music master at Jane & Tim's school |
Articles for The Painted Garden
| Date | Title | Source | Author | Other books | Paywall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Noel Streatfeild's Secret Gardens | Children's Literature Association Quarterly | Sally Sims Stokes |