A list of books to read when you start to get sour in life. They give renewed appreciation for nature and children and the transformative influence they posses.
Mary Lennox, a sour and lonely child, is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire after losing her parents. She discovers a neglected garden on the estate, which she and her sickly and stubborn cousin Colin secretly begin to restore, finding healing ...
The Secret Garden
Elnora Comstock, an earnest and determined girl from rural Indiana, struggles to finance her education while living with her bitter mother. She collects and sells moths and other specimens from the Limberlost Swamp to fund her schooling, developing a...
A Girl of the Limberlost (novel)
Heidi, a young orphan, is sent to live with her gruff grandfather in the Swiss Alps, where she finds joy in the simplicity and beauty of mountain life. After being taken to live in the city with a wealthy family, she longs for her mountain home and h...
