ISBN: 9781557099549 - flower fables (applewood books) (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 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 and the book contains several gorgeous illustrations to accompany the stories and bring them to life through their beautiful artwork. -- Of Stacks and CupsThe author of Little Women possessed a special gift for capturing children's imaginations, and she wrote these fairy tales when she was just sixteen years old. Louisa May Alcott created the fanciful stories for the amusement of the daughter of a family friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Populated by elves, brownies, and other supernatural creatures, the fables conclude with memorable lessons for young readers about the power of love and kindness and the importance of responsibility.In The Frost-King, steadfast Violet approaches the fearsome ruler of winter in order to bring warmth and sunshine to the flowers back home. Lily-Bell and Thistledown recounts a wayward spirit's attempts to reform; and Ripple, the Water-Spirit tells of the sacrifice and rewards involved in keeping a promise. These and six additional stories and poems are accompanied by charmingly evocative illustrations.…

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. reprint. 8vo, 210 pp. Fine copy (issued without dust jacket). Well-illustrated (illustrator).

hardcover. Zustand: Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 210 pages. 6.50x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2005. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A beautiful hardcover edition 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. Applewood Books has partnered with Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House to publish this commemorative hardcover edition on the 150th anniversary of its first publication.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Klappentextrnrn Fairyland was familiar territory to young Louisa May Alcott and her sisters, for they had often romped there and explored its secrets under the guidance of family friend, Henry David Thoreau. Fifteen years her elder, Thoreau led.