Mitchells: Five for Victory (Volume 1) (The Mitchells Series)

Kept my kids engaged. Was an awesome read aloud that we gobbled up. We all could see bits of ourselves in the various family members. Much like The Moffits, The Mitchell family is a large-ish family with lovely kids and fun adventures that just don’t exist in our culture anymore. The kids are often unselfish and considerate of other family members but there’s no preaching this and it is subtle. We are in the middle of the sequel (Canadian Summer) and it is even better!

I have 4 kids, expecting #5, and my kids have loved this book! It’s really funny and we’ll written, and we have a big family as well we relate to a lot of what this family is going through. It’s such a good story- recommend 100%!

All books by Hilda van Stockum are worth owning. Wonderful author!

The Mitchells: Five for Victory was delightful! This is a beautiful story about a family during WWII. The Daddy is away at war and it follows the children's adventures while he is gone. As the Daddy of our family is deployed right now, this book was timely and encouraging! We can't wait to read the next book in the series!

I bought this because I’ve seen it mentioned on various book groups discussing works set on the home front during World War II. The plot is described elsewhere so I’ll just add that this is a great book about a loving family and how they get along when the father/husband is in the service.One hint: buy the others in the series right away. You’ll want to get right back to reading about the Mitchell family after you’ve finished this one.

An adult friend of mine introduced me to this author and I have thoroughly enjoyed the 4 books I have read by her. I have given the books to my nieces and I can't wait to read them to my children when they are a little older.

Hilda VanStockum is a fabulous childrens author. She builds strong families, delightful characters, and gives a gentle introduction to the difficult issues of life. All of her titles are worth tracking down.

We used this as a read-aloud book for out home-school and each of the younger kids age 5 through 12 enjoyed it and eagerly awaited the next chapter.