In 'Little Bessie, the Careless Girl, or, Squirrels, Nuts, and Water-Cresses' by Josephine Franklin, readers are transported into a charming and whimsical world

Little Bessie, the Careless Girl : or Squirrels, Nuts, and Water-Cresses Bessie found that it was so. There was the squirrel's head, twisted oddly on one side,

Nine-year-old Bessie is the hardworking daughter of a widow, who lives out in the country. Her mother sells quilts to neighbours, and does whatever it takes to