Louisa Learns to Write

Through persistence and hard work, Louisa May Alcott goes from a little girl writing in her “Imagination Book” to the world-renowned author of Little Women**. This nonfiction book will inspire creativity and spark interest in writing for kids ages 7–10.** Louisa May Alcott wrote the beloved classic Little Women, but she started out as just a little girl scribbling in her journal. Born into the middle of a spirited, creative group of sisters, Louisa was always up for exploration, play, dreaming, and creating—the traits that would one day make her a writer. Even when times were hard, Louisa’s family held each other close and persevered. So when Louisa dared to write a novel, she wrote about the thing that mattered most to her—family! The four Alcott sisters became the four March sisters in the smashing hit novel Little Women. Award-winning writer Kate Hannigan brings Louisa to life, and she is just as spunky and charming as you’d hope Jo March’s creator would be. ? “… here Hannigan employs a checklist of 'ten habits for becoming a writer' that offers younger readers with similar ambitions a particularly promising road map to follow … Over and above offering helpful guidelines for fledgling authors, this introduction to Alcott and Little Women will prime yet another generation of readers and listeners to fall in love with a perennial classic.”—School Library Journal**, starred review**