Kate's Choice: What Love Can Do & Gwen's Adventure in the Snow : Three Fire-Side Stories to Warm the Heart [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Kate's Choice: What Love Can Do & Gwen's Adventure in the Snow : Three Fire-Side Stories to Warm the Heart [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Product Details

Hardcover: 125 pages
Publisher: RiverOak Publishing (September 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1589196635
ASIN: B002YNS3FA
Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

By : Louisa May Alcott
Price : $5.45

Customer Reviews

Louisa May Alcott's three short stories are a nice old fashioned and sweet read for yonger girls.Each one conveys Alcott's wonderful way of depicting young girls as real people with fears and joys.
"Kate's Choice" is a beautiful tale of a teenage girl from England who comes to America to meet her family after both of her parents have passed away. She must be a choice of which of her four unlces family she will live with. Each want her to live with them for different reasons, the fortune she was left with not least of the reasons.It Christmas time and her decision will warm your heart.
Next is "What Love Can Do"....and in this story it does wonders. Two young girls wonder aloud that they are poor and their family will have little at Christmas. When neighbors learn of their sadness, they pool together and make a wonderful surprise for the family. Charity and giving become contagious.
Lastly in "Gwen's Adventure In The Snow", a group of children get snowbound and must make do with the little they have. Gwen the oldest girl, tries to put on a brave face for the younger ones.
These stories take place in the 19th century and I would recommend this book as a beautiful gift for girls probably 8 through pre-teen(and maybe even young teens).They would also be appropiate to be read aloud with even younger then 8. You really can't go wrong with Louisa May Alcott. Wholesome stories with characters who inspire with their love, charity, courage and loyalty.
Enjoy these sweet stories with your sweetie pie!....Laurie

This book is actually a compilation of 3 short stories by Louisa May Alcott. The first story of the book is called "Kate's Choice", and it was my favorite story of the book. It is about a young girl from England who has come to stay with relatives in America. She has all her aunts ; uncles on their toes as they wait to hear about a certain life-changing decision that she must make. Not only does she make a surprising choice, but she also plans a very merry Christmas secret.
"What Love Can Do" is the second story. It features 2 sisters who share their quaint Christmas wishes with each other. Each of them wish they had a bit more money to spend on gifts for their family.
What awaits them on their doorstep on Christmas morning?
The last story is entitled "Gwen's Adventure in the Snow". It shows the great courage of little boys ; girls who get caught in a snowstorm during a fun sleigh ride.
Each of these stories have their own unique personality. The characters within the pages of this book show excellent qualities and virtues, just like all of Louisa May Alcott's writings. I have a very high recommendation for this book.