The fifth (and penultimate) book in this charming series of real life stories based on the childhood memories of Clarissa Nadine Townsend, who grew up with her brother, Paul Gregory Townsend, in rural America during the post-depression era. Join Clarissa as she rescues her brother after he falls into the icy creek, and learns to ice skate with a chair and a pillow! Learn how to make a "May Basket" to surprise your friends and neighbors! Children will marvel at these stories that capture the essence of growing up in bygone days, long before cell phones-and even before television! Clarissa & Gregory books are part of the publisher's "Children's Books for Grandparents" series featuring brand new stories, traditionally told in classically styled books that will capture the imagination and the heart. They are specially designed and printed for grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, even big brothers and sisters, to read to small children.