The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

I loved this book very much. I think that you will too! This book is about 4 kids and 1 parent. The oldest is Rosalind, who's practical and responsible. Next is Skye, she is stubborn and feisty. Jane is the next oldest and she is dreamy and artistic. Then last but not least is little Batty, who does not go anywhere without her butterfly wings. There dad is Mr. Penderwick.
The Pnederwicks go on a vacation where they excpect a old dirty looking cottage to stay in. But instead they find a huge castle looking like place called Arundal Hall. The sisters have warned each other to stay out of trouble and out of Mrs. Tiftons gardens. Mrs. Tifton is the owner of all the land. The Penderwicks live right next to the garden of Mrs. Tiftons! So it happened that Skye wanted to go into Mrs. Tiftons gardens to look around. So she walks around the bushes and thorns that make a divider between Mrs. Tiftons gardens and where they are living. Skye finally finds a place to sneek in. She walks around in the garden and is amazed at all the flowers. But then she goes home and on her way out she was going so fast that she bumped into a boy...