In the movie Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch, a Steve Coogan fan says her name is Katy and he answers "What Katy did next". Susan Coolidge devoted her life to her literary and social activities. As well as children's books, she wrote poetry and edited the letters of Jane Austin and Fanny Burney. The book is a typical 19th century morality tale, allied with the theme of personal growth. It needs to be read very much with the time it was written in mind. The language is chatty, cosy and overly bright. Also there are other aspects from a modern standpoint which jarr. Why is Katy confined to an upstairs room? True she has a wheelchair, but she is never able to go further than her bedroom window: But eventually they get there. From this point, the author seems to give Katy a different character in that she doesn’t try to adjust, but for the most part moans about the customs and weather in England and in northern France. Quite the American abroad attitude. Never mind they have arrived in those climes when Autumn has well and truly come, they expect pleasant weather. The child becomes a bit difficult, but Katy’s stories help to keep the peace somewhat.

Romance Related - 6 Incidents: A girl dreams that when she’s older “all the young gentlemen will want me to go and ride, but I shan’t notice them …” Following the above, another girl says, “it would be nice to go ride with the young gentlemen sometimes.” Children make up a story about a knight and the lady he is in love with. A girl is thought to be “a real heroine of romance.” The word “breast” is used to mean chest. The word “breast-pin” is used. The day after Cousin Helen leaves, Aunt Izzy forbids Katy from swinging on the new swing in the shed. This is because the staple holding the swing up has come loose, but Aunt Izzy won't tell Katy that, believing that children should obey their elders without question. Katy, not altogether unreasonably, thinks Aunt Izzy is forbidding her to swing just to be difficult, and swings anyway; predictably, the swing comes loose and Katy sprains her spine. A wonderful, family story, with an inspiring introduction from Cathy Cassidy, author of The Chocolate Box Girls and other hugely popular fiction for young teens.These stories have such a special place in my heart and it is such a joy to reread them. I have been in a terrible book slump for the past couple of of days and I couldn't pay attention to any of the books I had chosen to read so in desperation I brought the reading of What Katy Did Next forward. Almond boughs extended their dazzling shapes across the blue sky. Arums and acanthus and ivy filled every hollow, roses nodded from every gate.' nagu juhtub ainult 19. sajandi lasteraamatutes, on paljulapselisest emata perest pärit Katy kooli lõpetamisest saadik kolm aastat eimidagi teinud ja teeks seda ilmselt ka edasi, kui helde naabrinaine ei kutsuks teda enda ja oma tütrega kaasa aastasele reisile Euroopasse, kõik kulud loomulikult kaetud. miks - no talle lihtsalt meeldib Katy (Katy meeldib kõigile, temast sai kohe esimeses raamatus paar peatüki jooksul tõeline ingel!) ja daam ju ei reisi Euroopas ilma kaaslaseta. seega asutakse teele; käiakse läbi Londoni vaatamisväärsused oktoobrivihmas, j��etakse ilma tõttu vahele Šotimaa, Pariisis sajab ikka veel vihma, Nice'is vihmasadu lakkab ja veedetakse imeline kuu või paar; siis tuleb edasi Itaalia, mis on ka imeline... ja siis minnakse koju tagasi. lõpp. midagi. ei. juhtu. (no kerge vihje algavale armuloole, mille detailide ligi meid ei lubata, ja väike draama kaasavõetud lapse haigusega, aga ei midagi võrreldavat "Väikestes naistes" kodus sureva Bethiga, eksole).

Jae Winter's review characterizes What Katy Did Next as "a travelogue written by someone who apparently hated traveling [...] England is too rainy, I don't remember the problem w/Paris but it was horrible, Italy is full of fever, and they come home early."The novel has 26 chapters, in two sections, so is an absorbing read for this age. It starts out explaining about the six children of Dr. Carr, or “Papa”, who live in a fictional little lakeside town of Burnet in Ohio, in the 1860s. Katy is the eldest at twelve years of age, and a tall untidy tomboy. The children’s mother, Mrs Carr is dead, and Katy only has faint memories of her. The children’s Aunt Izzie now lives with them. She is kind, and does her best to look after the children, but she is old-fashioned and rather strict: Katy specifically appealed to me as a young reader because she is a writer of stories to entertain her family. She keeps the episodes of her latest on-going story hidden in strange places all over the house. Katy is depicted as being extremely active and a leader. She creates games that lead her school mates, on one occasion, and her friends and siblings, on another occasion, into trouble. Katy also has a big heart and is always finding new and rather unsuitable friends whom she embraces with great passion and enthusiasm. Katy will do anything for her friends, even if it gets her into trouble. Yang jelas saya tidak puas dgn endingnya. Abrupt. Mendadak. Lho bagaimana kelanjutan Katy dgn si itu? Ini bersambung nggak sih? Apa buku saya yg halamannya terputus? This realization is exactly what motivates the main character of the story to change herself until she can earn the pleasure of God and of those around her. I can't believe I'd never read this book before. I would have loved it as a kid! It's got exactly the sort of chummy flavor I've long valued, like the Anne books and the Ramona books. I would have spent a lot of time imagining I was friends with Katy, like I did with Anne and Ramona, when I was a kid. Oh well, at least I've read it now! And I have both sequels waiting on my TBR shelves!