What ever happened to Polly Pepper’s famous Chicken Pie and Phronsie’s beloved red-topped shoes? Fans of the ‘Five Little Peppers’ series have been longing for these tales, and now their wishes are fulfilled. This delightful collection brings back to life the very beginnings of the Pepper family saga, detailing how Margaret Sidney first enchanted readers with ‘Polly Pepper’s Chicken Pie’ for the Wide Awake Magazine. To her surprise, the editor requested more, leading to the creation of ‘Phronsie Pepper’s New Shoes’ and the eventual birth of a beloved series. This charming book not only features these two original stories but also includes a host of new adventures crafted especially for this volume, all celebrating the warmth and whimsy of the Little Brown House and its unforgettable inhabitants.