Nesthäkchen’s First School Year

First English edition of the German Children’s Classic Translated and annotated by Steven Lehrer

A Nesthäkchen is the youngest child in a family. Else Ury's Nesthäkchen is a Berlin doctor's daughter, Annemarie Braun, a slim, golden blond, quintessential German girl. The ten book series follows Annemarie from infancy (Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls) to old age and grandchildren (Nesthäkchen with White Hair). This second volume of the series tells the story of Annemarie's first school year.