Louisa Learns to Write

Louisa Learns to Write

by Kate Hannigan and Sofia Moore
Publication Date: 20/01/2026

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**Through persistence and hard work, Louisa May Alcott goes from a little girl writing in her “Imagination Book” to the world-renowned author of Little Women.


This nonfiction picture book will inspire creativity and spark interest in writing for kids ages 7–10.**


Louisa May Alcott wrote the beloved classic Little Women, but she started out as just a little girl scribbling in her journal.


Born into the middle of a spirited, creative group of sisters, Louisa was always up for exploration, play, dreaming, and creating—the traits that would one day make her a writer. Even when times were hard, Louisa’s family held each other close and persevered. So when Louisa dared to write a novel, she wrote about the thing that mattered most to her—family! The four Alcott sisters became the four March sisters in the smashing hit novel Little Women.


Award-winning writer Kate Hannigan and illustrator Sofia Moore bring Louisa to life, and she is just as spunky and charming as you’d hope Jo March’s creator would be.

ISBN:
9781635928587
9781635928587
Category:
People & places (Children's / Teenage)
Publication Date:
20-01-2026
Language:
English
Publisher:
Astra Publishing House
Kate Hannigan

Kate Hannigan is a noted author with a special passion for stories that empower girls and women. Her picture book biography, A Lady Has the Floor, received four starred reviews and was named a Junior Library Guild Selection. In addition to the 2016 Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction, The Detective's Assistant also received two starred reviews and was a Booklist Editor’s Choice, among many other accolades.

Hannigan recently presented at NCTE on "Our Mighty Girls," about girl power in middle grade fiction, and was a judge for 2018’s Golden Kite Awards. Between her active presence on social media (@KateChicago), her work as founder of the Hyde Park/South Side Chicago chapter of SCBWI, and as a busy conference speaker, Kate is an involved, vocal, and respected member of the kid lit community.

Sofia Moore

Sofia Moore is a Ukrainian-American artist and illustrator based in Las Vegas, Nevada. She grew up reading folk tale stories in her grandmother's house and drawing princesses on the back of textbooks. Now she is on the mission to create her own picture books filled with colourful characters and imaginary situations. She loves painting traditionally and layers textures both on paper and digitally, her ideas come from a lot of sketchbook drawings and making up stories every day.

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