Have you ever heard of Clara Dillingham Pierson? Well, let me introduce you to this delightful author! I have fallen in love with her quaint little nature stories for young children. Liam and I have been reading them on-line together. He always wants me to read 'one more'.
Clara Pierson wrote several books for her kindergarten class around the turn of the 20th century. I couldn't find much more about her except that she taught in Michigan. Right now, we are reading Among the Meadow People and it is enchanting. Not only do we learn about the secret lives of insects and animals that live in the meadow but each story has a character building moral.
We read them on-line for free at www.mainlesson.com otherwise known as The Baldwin Project. However, I have enjoyed this book so much that I am buying it as well as Among The Forest People, Among the Night People, Among the Farmyard People and Among the Pond People.
I hope you give Clara Pierson's books a tickle. I don't think you will be disappointed if you enjoy nature stories.
