''A Day on Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic'' is a children's novel by

Hilda van Stockum Hilda Gerarda van Stockum (9 February 1908 – 1 November 2006) was a Dutch-born children's writer and artist. She received a Newbery Honor. Biography She was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Her father was an officer in the Dutch Royal ...

. The novel, illustrated by the author, was first published in 1934 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1935. The foreword is by

Edna St. Vincent Millay Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She wrote much of he ...

. When winter finally brings snow and ice to their Frisian village, nine-year-old twins Evert and Afke and their classmates are delighted when their teacher announces that the class is going on an all-day ice skating picnic. A public domain online edition of
A Day on Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic
', a 1935 Newbery Honor Book, is available a
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Online edition of ''Day on Skates''
1934 American novels American children's novels Newbery Honor-winning works Novels set in the Netherlands 1934 children's books Children's books set in the Netherlands {{1930s-child-novel-stub

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