The great naturalist, Henry David Thoreau, takes his young friends, including Edward Emerson (the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson) and Louisa May Alcott, berry picking near Walden Pond and turns a mishap into a gentle lesson about nature.
Based on a true story, this delightful work of “reality fiction” uses a technique inspired by Louisa May Alcott. Thoreau taught Alcott a great deal about the natural world and about the rich world of the imagination. Sally Sanford has deftly woven these strands into the book, and award-winning illustrator Ilse Plume’s images capture the enduring beauty and tranquility of Walden Pond and its neighboring woods.