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Jack and Jill: A Village Story by Louisa May Alcott( November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888), is a children's book originally published in 1880. It takes place in a small New England town after the Civil War. The story of two good friends named Jack and Janey, Jack and Jill tells of the aftermath of a serious sledding accident.Jack Minot and Janey Pecq are best friends who live next door to each other. They are always seen together, so Janey gets the nickname of Jill, to mimic the old rhyme. The two do go up a hill one winter day— and then suffer a terrible accident. Seriously injured in a sledding accident, they recover from their physical injuries, while learning life lessons along with their many friends. They are helped along their journey to recovery by various activities created by their mothers. In the end they are all the better for it and have learned many valuable lessons.

Sing along to the time-honored nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill, illustrated for very young children by Hazel Q. Jack and Jill are depicted as adorable mountain goats on a mission to collect water from the well at the top of a steep hill in this reimagined version of the traditional rhyme. Nursery rhymes are the classic introduction for babies and young children to the idea of storytelling. While delighting in the rhyming words and appealing illustrations, children are boosting their language development and learning social skills. This sturdy board book is designed to withstand lots of love and learning, making it a wonderful addition to baby's first library.

American novelist Louisa May Alcott best known for her novel "Little Women" and its follow up sequels "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys". She based the characters in her novel on herself and her family. Where her heroin Jo was based on herself she never married. Growing up among many well know intellectuals of the day like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau she started writing for Atlantic Monthly. Serving as a nurse during the civil war her letters home became one of her less famous books "Hospital Sketches".

This charming, old-fashioned children's story begins by mirroring the nursery rhyme. Two friends, Jack and Jill, go up a hill to go sledding. They come tumbling down, and Jack breaks his leg while Jill injures her back more seriously. The book tells the tale of their recuperation and also of their and their friends' journey into young adulthood. The book is slightly moralistic, in the way that Little Women is; the young people earnestly want to become "good" and to help their friends become "good". Although this style is not in fashion now, it still makes fWhile the book is ideally suited for younger readers, grown ups will be interested in the larger issues raised here. Alcott firmly asserts the need for individual growth, gender equality, and personal responsibility. Historical discussions about temperance and higher education for women should additionally make this book a good read for history fans.