Don't know your habbo hotel from your moshi monster? Confused by puffles and club penguin? Enjoy some time away from the computer: revisit your childhood reading and share a wonderful classic story with your child.Vintage Children's Classics publish the best books in a beautiful, affordable and accessible styleGrowth of children's market: Office for National Statistics indicates an 11% growth in primary-aged children to 2026.
Little Women has never been out of print since its first publication, and has been adapted for film and television countless timesThe story of the four March girls has captured the imaginations of generations of girls - everyone can identify with the characters and struggles of one of the sistersIncludes new and exclusive illustrationsExtra material includes: whos who guide to characters, personality quiz, author biog, background to story, glossaryLouisa May Alcott was born on 29 November 1832 in Pennsylvania, and she grew up with plenty of books to read but seldom enough to eat. Louisa went to work when she was very young as a paid companion and teacher, but she loved writing most of all, and like Jo March she started selling sensational stories in order to help provide financial support for her family. She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War but the experience made her extremely ill.
Little Women was published in 1868 and was based on her life growing up with her three sisters. She followed it with three sequels,
Good Wives (1869),
Little Men (1871) and
Jo's Boys (1886) and she also wrote other books for both children and adults. Louisa was also a campaigner for women's rights and the abolition of the slave trade. She died on 6 March 1888.
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'Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happy in one another'
Christmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is away fighting in the Civil War, and the family has fallen on hard times. But although they may be poor, life for the four March sisters is rich with colour, as they play games, put on wild theatricals, make new friends, argue, grapple with their vices, learn from their mistakes, nurse each other through sickness and disappointments, and get into all sorts of trouble.
BACKSTORY: Learn all about the author's life and how it inspired her famous story, and find out which of the March sisters you most resemble!
A Beautiful heartwarming readTimeless.I try to get every girly girl to read this one because those four sisters are so real. Everybody's favourite is Jo, the tomboy who wants to be a writerDeals with life's big questions - love and death, war and peace, and ambition versus family responsibility - in a way that is inspiring and realistic. Use a hankie as a bookmark - tears are guaranteedLouisa May Alcott's
Little Women is as much a part of every girl's childhood as her first pair of ballet shoes and the Brothers Grimm
