AcollectionofillustratedfairystoriesfromLouisaMayAlcott--theauthorwhobroughtusLittleWomen.Originallypublishedin1854,thiscollectionoffableswasinspiredbyLouisa’stimespentinthewoodsaroundWaldenPond--aspotendearinglynamed“Fairyland“byWalden’sownHenryDavidThoreau.YoungLouisacollectedthesefairyfablesintoavolumededicatedtoherfriendEllenEmerson,thedaughterofRalphWaldoEmerson.Thisvolume--publishedunderthetitle,FlowerFables--wasLouisa’sfirstpublishedbook.ApplewoodBookshaspartneredwithLouisaMayAlcott’sOrchardHousetopublishthiscommemorativehardcovereditiononthe150thanniversaryofitsfirstpublication.