Flower Fables

Very charming! I think this would be good a as a read-aloud. The illustrations were lovely, I just wish there were more of them.

A beautiful set of fables, delivered as campfire tales from a fairy get-together, each setting a good example to young impressionable minds. The basic theme running through all of them is to live honest and true and be nice to other people, even in the overwhelming face of negativity and seemingly insurmountable challenges, and when the chips are down, whatever you do, don't give up!
Reminiscent of Cicely M Barker's Flower Fairies, this may all be a bit too saccharine-sweet for the older more cynical reader, but for the younger reader these are a set of wonderful tales that everyone could learn a thing or two from.

A charming, old-fashioned collections of fairy tales written by beloved "Little Woman" author Louisa May Alcott. Nostalgia at its finest.

This is a collection of very sweet fables by Louisa May Alcott. It is amazing that she wrote these stories when she was just 16! The stories feature fantastical characters such as elves and faeries, they teach lessons on fairness, love and even civil disobedience. One can definitely see themes of her future books in these fables. This addition features very nice black and white drawings to go along with the fables. This is a great book to read to young kids.

The title is a little misleading. You might not think this was anything but about flowers. It is about fairies who have the responsibility of taking care of flowers among other duties. The stories and poems are lovely to read. Indirectly, they also talk about morals. I enjoyed reading this book of fables due to the enchanting world the fairies live in. Seeing the illustrations in the book made me think of how fairies looked to people at a time past. He illustrations are perfect for the book. Don't miss this book as it is an excellent read!

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 contain several gorgeous illustrations to accompany the stories and bring them to life through their beautiful artwork. The language is very descriptive, almost bordering on poetic, and it is clear that this is a collection that definitely deserves to be wider known, read and loved. The one negative thing for me was that I often found the moral at the end of the stories rather naive. It is apparent that the author wants to teach children certain important lessons through her stories and while this is certainly nice, to modern readers though, this might feel like a rather dated story style. Overall though, this remains a beautiful collection.

Title: Flower Fables Author: Louisa May Alcott Series: short stories Publisher: Dover Publications Pub Date: 15 Jul 2015 Page count: 128 Genre: children, fairy tales, collections Source: NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review Format: e-ARC Rating: liked it Cover: 6\10 Review: This is a collection of short stories by the author of Little Women, a personal favorite. The tales were mostly aimed at youngsters, though it could be enjoyable for older readers.
The tales were tales of fairies and flowers and children, of bees and insects and creatures of woods and gardens and sea. They all were different tales, but all of them agreed on morals, how one should be happy, kind, patient and gentle. The author's enchanting writing made the book's tune magical. It was easy to dive into the stories and the characters and have a sense of calm. From this book, I found that I greatly enjoy fairy tales of long ago, no matter how old I am. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys fairy tales, to children and the ones with young spirits.

An amusing collection of tales from Alcott.

I actually picked up this collection of nine magical tales during the Christmas holidays – hoping they would fit into those short moments of quietness between the general craziness of the festive period, which they did perfectly! Each tale takes the reader into a wild and imaginative world full of adventure, magic, nature, fairies, elves, and talking flowers and animals. Where kind fairies tend the flowers and animals; wayward children and naughty fairies learn important lessons; and great adventures are had by all.

There is an innocent and whimsical feel to these tales, but also a strong element of moralising that I realise will not to be everyone’s taste. Apparently this collection grew out of Alcott’s experience of telling stories to the children of her neighbours in Concord, Connecticut. In hindsight, knowing this I can understand and accept the moralising which is on the commendable themes of love, kindness, and responsibility; plus it was much milder than the heavy moralising in The Water Babies which was even a bit too much for me.

Overall I found Flower Fables to be a quick, easy escapist read. Sadly I didn’t love it anywhere near as much as Little Women – I think a big part of that was the lack of main characters to follow – however this was still an enjoyable read.