The Quiet Little Woman, Oh My!
Written by admin on November 8th, 2007How has this story escaped me all these years?! I wrote to you a couple of days ago about finding a few new treasures at the thrift store. Among them was a book called The Quiet Little Woman: Tilly’s Christmas, Rosa’s Tale : Three Enchanting Christmas Stories
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is one of my all-time favorite books, so I couldn’t wait to read the Christmas stories contained within this new addition to my home library. I sat down yesterday with a cup of hot tea and read The Quiet Little Woman
“I am grateful, but, oh, I’m so lonely, and it’s so hard not to have any mother like the other children.”
Little Patty laments her situation and wants only love. The story of Patty’s winning over a family with her faithfulness, quiet endurance and meek spirit made me cry!
We will definitely be reading this together as a family — even my older boys. With this story, Louisa May Alcott makes one want to be kind and do good. It doesn’t hurt for even teenaged boys to be touched like this from time to time! ~:-D
The Hundred Dresses
The Family Under the Bridge
Caddie Woodlawn. With the Wisconsin big woods theme, goes along great with a FIAR study of The Raft.
A Year Down Yonder
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning
Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning: A Story for Mother Culture. Sweet fictional story about a newly homeschooling mother who incorporates nature study.
Nature Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Make With Mother Nature's Help
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Awakening Beauty the Dr. Hauschka Way
A Redbird Christmas: A Novel
The Usborne Internet-Linked Book of Knowledge
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
for you to leave a comment, but you can also e-mail me at lynn AT thehealthyhomeschool.com
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Hi there! I found your site by following a link at LL to your lovely braids. I am a homeschooling, hair-growing mom, too. In fact, that picture of you in your apron reminds me a lot of…me! My hair journal at LL is called something like “LJ’s Journal”, very original title, I know. I just wanted to thank you for this book recommendation, I am certainly going to put a hold on a copy at my library. Take care!
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Thanks LJ. I really enjoyed visiting your blog. I’ll surely see you at LL too.
Lynn