The 1928 publication is listed in A Bibliography of Children's Books by Marcie Muir (Andre Deutsch, 1970) with the comment: 'Sketches about childhood, but book does not appear to have been intended for children.'
The 1968 revised edition was reviewed in Reading Time no. 32, March 1969. This review included the comment: 'Perhaps (it) should more correctly be classified as a book about childhood rather than a book for children.'