By Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess (Puffn in Bloom) [Hardcover] Hardcover – 4 Dec. 2014

In my quest to read the Puffin in Bloom series last year, I found a new love for children’s classics. A Little Princess was no exception. Now, for reasons of full disclosure, I used to be terrified of A Little Princess. When I was really little we had a video tape of the Shirley Temple black and white version of the movie and it scared the be-jesus out of me. I was that scared that I made my mum tape over it. For the past few years I have scoffed at my own silliness but then recently my 4 year old niece had to throw my Amazon Echo in the bin because she was scared of Alexa (it was in a plastic bag and we fished it out afterwards). It just goes to show that we can’t always be in control of the things that scare us.Anyway, back to A Little Princess. It is absolutely charming. The story of Sara Crewe, her rise and fall yet her total grasp of dignity and class. It is heart-warming to the very end. Frances Hodgson Burnett really did write a winner with A Little Princess. I don’t think I will be watching the movie any time soon but I would definitely give the book a re-read.A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett is available now.