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For parents and grandparents who love gentle stories to read aloud, and readers who love Alcott and wish to see where she began. These fairy tales offer talking flowers, fairies and lessons in kindness and courage.
Che cos’è questo libro
Flower Fables is a book of fairy tales by Louisa May Alcott, published in 1854 when she was a young woman in Massachusetts. She first made up the stories for Ellen Emerson, the daughter of the writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, and for the children who played with her near Concord. The book was her first, and it appeared years before Little Women made her name.
The tales are small and bright. Fairies, flowers, insects, birds and the seasons all speak and act, and each story carries a plain lesson about kindness, patience, work and cheerful courage. You will meet tales such as Lily-Bell and Thistledown, The Frost King, Little Bud, Clover-Blossom and Eva's Visit to Fairy-Land. In the next few minutes you will hear how the book came to be, how its stories are built, what they ask of their small heroes and why Alcott's voice is worth hearing. First, the book's beginning at a child's request.
In questo riassunto
- 1Stories told to a child in ConcordFree
- 2Lily-Bell and Thistledown learn through small trials
- 3The Frost King brings winter into the garden
- 4Little Bud and Clover-Blossom show humble goodness
- 5Eva's Visit to Fairy-Land opens a door for a child
- 6A plain voice carries a gentle moral
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Stories told to a child in Concord
The book begins with a real friendship. Alcott grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, in a household of books, big ideas and little money. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was a teacher and philosopher, and the Emerson family were close neighbours. Ellen Emerson, a young girl, loved the tales Louisa invented, and the book is dedicated to her.
The stories were told aloud before they were ever written. You can hear it in the way they move. Sentences are short, scenes are clear and the characters are easy to picture. A teller who watches a child's face learns quickly what holds attention and what does not.
Alcott later gathered these tales and sent them into print. The first edition was published in Boston in 1854, and it brought her small but real encouragement as a writer. She was still helping to support her family by teaching, sewing and writing, and the book showed that her stories could find readers.
Knowing this helps you read the book well. It is not a grand work of imagination built for scholars. It is a gift from a storyteller to children, kept in a form that others could share, and it carries the warmth of a voice speaking close by.
That’s 1 of 6 key points.
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Who’s who
- Lily-Bell
- Lily-Bell is a graceful flower-named fairy who shares the collection's opening tale with Thistledown.
- Thistledown
- Thistledown is a light, drifting fairy named for a thistle seed and paired with Lily-Bell.
- The Frost King
- The Frost King rules winter and threatens the garden's flowers and the fairies who care for them.
- Little Bud
- Little Bud is a small, unopened flower among the collection's garden figures, associated with patience and growth.
- Clover-Blossom
- Clover-Blossom is a gentle meadow figure among the collection's small heroes, associated with humble, steady goodness.
- Eva
- Eva is a human child who enters the fairies' world and learns from the beings she encounters.
About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 35,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 2 h 20 min
- Listening time3 h 50 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 11 other languages
Questions about Favole dei fiori
What is Flower Fables about?
It is a collection of fairy tales in which fairies, flowers and the seasons face small trials. Each story teaches a simple lesson about kindness, patience, honest work and courage, in a light and gentle tone.
Who wrote Flower Fables and when?
Louisa May Alcott wrote it, and it was published in 1854. It was her first book, and it grew from stories she told to children in Concord, Massachusetts.
Who was Flower Fables written for?
Alcott wrote it for Ellen Emerson, the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the book is dedicated to her. It was meant for children, though adults who enjoy gentle tales may like it too.
Is Flower Fables hard to read?
No. The sentences are short and the plots are simple, so it is easy to follow.
What is the main message of Flower Fables?
The tales hold that goodness shows in small acts. Kindness, patience, effort and courage matter, even for the humblest creature, and nature is full of lessons for those who look.