Flower Fables

By Louisa May Alcott

Book Overview

A collection of illustrated fairy stories from Louisa May Alcott--the author who brought us Little Women.

Originally published in 1854, this collection of fables was inspired by Louisa's time spent in the woods around Walden Pond--a spot endearingly named Fairyland by Walden's own Henry David Thoreau. Young Louisa collected these fairy fables into a volume dedicated to her friend Ellen Emerson, the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. This volume--published under the title, Flower Fables--was Louisa's first published book. Published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its first publication, this elegant hardback edition is a perfect gift for any aged reader.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557099545
• ISBN13: 9781557099549
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Flower Fables

This was the most enchanting book I think that I have ever read. Such beautiful illustrations.

A beautifully illustrated compilation of fables.

This discovery of unpublished fables by Louisa May Alcott should be read by children during their important impressionable years. The illustrations are beautiful and complimentary to the text. While classics of Louisa May Alcott, Little Women and Little Men, are for the early teens, these fables for the preteens tease the imagination in a magical way. This sort of alternative to the upbringing of children by the video media is sorely needed and provided by Flower Fables.