Harriett Mulford Stone wrote under the pseudonym Margaret Sidney. She was an American author best known for the series Five Little Peppers. At 34 Sidney began writing short stories for children. Prompted by the success of these stories she wrote the first of the Five Little Peppers stories. Besides writing Harriett belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution and founded the Children of the American Revolution with the purpose of " training of young people in true patriotism and love of country". The five little Peppers are: Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie and Phronsie. At the end of Five Little Peppers Midway, the girls, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Jasper, and Grandpa King are leaving for a voyage to Europe. They have adventures on shipboard and go sightseeing in England, France, Holland, and Italy. The 12 books in this series are suggested for children in upper Elementary school.