Piccole Donne

Louisa May Alcott’s famous novel told to children

It’s Christmas Eve and it’s snowing outside, but in March’s living room the fire crackles merrily in the fireplace. Four sisters, intent on knitting, sigh, a little sad, thinking of their daddy who is far away at war. It is the unforgettable opening of Little Women, the most famous of Louisa May Alcott’s novels. First published in 1868 and still relevant today, the novel has been the subject of numerous reissues and film adaptations. This book now provides an abridged version of it, rewritten and reworked to suit a younger readership. Featuring beautiful illustrations with a contemporary slant, the book tells the story of the March sisters in the language of today’s children, thus transforming a masterpiece of fiction into a marvelous illustrated book.

TEXTS FROM
Arianna Ghilardotti, editor and translator, regularly contributes to programs at La Scala and La Fenice Theaters. She is an expert in genealogy, dynasty history and Victorian-era literature.

ILLUSTRATED BY
Valeria Petrone, who grew up with the books of Bruno Munari and Gianni Rodari, studied Art in Milan and London. Today she lives in Rome, where she devotes herself to painting, sculpture and illustration