Maud Lindsay – författare

"e;Mother, a Story at the right time,Is a Looking-glass for the Mind."e; Froebel Endeavored to write, for mothers and dear little children, a few simple stories, embodying some of the truths of Froebel's Mother Play. The Mother Play is such a vast treasure house of Truth, that each one who seeks among its stores may bring to light some gem; and though, perhaps, I have missed its diamonds and rubies, I trust my string of pearls may find acceptance with some mother who is trying to live with her children. I have written my own mottoes, with a few exceptions, that I might emphasize the particular lesson which I endeavor to teach in the story; for every motto in the Mother Play comprehends so much that it is impossible to use the whole for a single subject. From "e;The Bridge"e; for instance, which is replete with lessons, I have taken only one, for the story of the "e;Little Traveler."e;