"Parents and all who have influence with children will welcome the opportunity to share these three gentle, enchanting tales of moral influence and adventure. Each story is populated by boys and girls who learn some basic life values that families are still longing for today: belonging, simplicity, sharing, happy relationships between generations, and the adventure of growing up." (front flap)Yes, this is actually a compilation of 3 short stories: Kate's Choice, What Love Can Do, and Gwen's Adventure in the Snow. A nice find at the library today. The stories were heartwarming, clean, and would make a wonderful addition to the library of Alcott fans. Basically Christmas themed so a great stocking stuffers for this holiday season.
Kate's Choice was about a teenage girl from England venturing to fulfill her father's dying wish. Kate must choose which among her four sets of aunts and uncles in America she will live with. All are anxious to have her but with varying motivation. Kate's choice was an incredible Christmas treat!
What Love Can Do was about two young poverty stricken sisters sharing their Christmas wishes. The right person overhears their conversation and come Christmas morning ...
Gwen's Adventure in the Snow was a story about cousins out for a sleigh ride then due to a bad blizzard, they end up stuck at a family summer home making due with what they can find. Quite a courageous bunch of kids!
A charming book, though I'm curious to see the original, unedited version.
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Oh my gosh, how funny that we reviewed similar stories today by Louisa. I am totally going to pick this book up to read next year at Christmas. So glad you stopped by my blog and caught my post.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check this one out. It can be difficult to find good clean stories to share w/ my dd.
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