When Louisa was 35 years old, her publisher Thomas Niles in Boston asked her to write "a book for girls. In all, Louisa published over 30 books and collections of stories. She died on March 6, , only two days after her father, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord. Search review text. This was a pretty good short story collection about fairies. Definitely check this out at your local library and wherever ebooks are sold. I was uplifted by Louisa May Alcott's snippets of fairy life.
I don't remember what I was expecting from this book, but it is now high on my list of favorites. It's free on Amazon Kindle. We can learn many lessons from the fairies in this book. They embody the love of beautiful things, the unseen comforter of fallen sparrows and insects, the hope of diligent labor, and the contagious kindness of tender concern.
I like her interpretation of these magical creatures. While I'm sure this is a delight for children, especially the religious children of civil-war era America, I found this children's book saccharine and strangely uninspiring. Even the darker moments if you can really call them that of these fables come off as anti-climactic and shallow, and I feel that the moral lessons of each tale have had their impact lessened because of a sort of forced censorship.
It seemed like any consequences the protagonists of each tale suffered for not heeding the moral lesson being taught them was rather harmless, as it was assured that nothing not even death could be final. Just as long as they worked hard, they could even resurrect the dead, which again felt rather trite to me. Not to sound harsh, but I feel that giving children the idea that you can bring back someone who's died just by wishing for it hard enough a little false. Even though it'd be a lot harder to include a tale like this in a set of fables, I would've rathered that in some instances they taught the audience of the story that in some cases, you will not be able to get what you want, even when you work long and hard.
Or perhaps discuss how change will come to everyone and that it is better to accept change and learn to adapt than to endlessly toil and wish for things to go back to the way they were. I feel I might be asking too much of a set of fables that are meant to teach good values to children. Oh well. At least it was a quick enough read once I realized each of the fables was nearly the same in its essentials.
Condition: Good. Preiss, Leah Palmer illustrator. Like New dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact.
May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Also find Hardcover First Edition Signed. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Also find Softcover. Published by Independently Published, United States, ISBN New - Softcover Condition: New.
From United Kingdom to U. Quantity: Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. The book was a compilation of fanciful stories first written six years earlier for Ellen Emerson daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Flower Fables contains wildly imaginative stories that grew out of Alcott's experience as a storyteller to the children of her Concord, Connecticut, neighbors.
Through these enticing encounters with fairies, elves, and animals, the author creates a foundation for young people based on the themes of love, kindness, and responsibility. This is a nice collection of fairy tales that is sure to please young readers and the adults reading to them alike.
The writing is very beautiful to accompany the stories and bring them to life through their beautiful artwork. Louisa May Alcott created the fanciful stories for the amusement of the daughter of a family friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Little read; a very solid copy. Good book. Spine ends worn. Joints and boards rubbed, some wear to edges and corners. Library bookplate and shelf locator on pastedown. Brown offsetting on pp. Pages generally aged. Inquire if you need further information. Published by W. Conkey Company, Chicago. No Jacket. Tenniel, John illustrator. Grey hardcover shows a drawing of Alice and the white rabbit talking.
This book shows wear with bumped corners frayed and light soiling. This contains Alice, pages and Flower Fables, 48 pages. The pages show wear and light soil but no writing etc. FFE has a small, pink label from C. One color frontis by Tenniel and many black and white illustrations for the Alic. Flower has no illustrations. Tapa blanda o Bolsillo. Condition: Used - Good. New - Hardcover Condition: New. Quantity: Condition: New. Language: English.
Brand new Book. Published by Henry Altemus Co. Altemus' Young People's Library. Copyright on the title pg. Small tears to spine head with wear, Corners and spine tail worn.
Spine a bit cocked with titles worn away. Binding tight. Gift message on ffep. Text bright and unmarked. Published by okey-Doke, usa, First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: nf.
Condition: nf. Dust Jacket Condition: nf. Leah Palmer Preiss illustrator. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Condition: Fine. Okey-Doke Productions, NY, , pgs. Please review photos. The Illustrator has Signed on the title pg. There also is a 2nd signature unidentified. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box.
Blue and green boards with silver lettering. Published by H. Caldwell Co, NY. Dedication page states , ffep inscription is Appearance is to the latter date. Mild wear to boards with light bumps to corners and tips, mild bump to spine base. Please see or request pic or additional info.
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