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Louisa Learns to Write by Kate Hannigan

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Louisa Learns to Write

Louisa May Alcott Creates Little Women

Kate Hannigan

Astra Publishing House · Print & ebook · January 20, 2026

Reading lane: Writers' Lives for Kids

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 .

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Why This Clicks

A Writer Takes Shape

See how childhood imagination and persistence helped Louisa May Alcott become a writer.

Come here for

  • The real-life roots behind Little Women
  • A young writer’s early love of imagining and creating

Expect

  • A nonfiction picture-book portrait of Louisa May Alcott
  • A family story threaded through her creative life

Book Details

Authors
Kate Hannigan
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Published
January 20, 2026
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Writers' Lives for Kids · Biographies of Women for Kids
Reading lane
Writers' Lives for Kids

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Publisher Categories

  • Writers' Lives for Kids

  • Biographies of Women for Kids

  • Civil War Era (U.S.)

About This Book

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 picture 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 ex...

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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 picture 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 and illustrator Sofia Moore bring Louisa to life, and she is just as spunky and charming as you’d hope Jo March’s creator would be.

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