"They had forgotten the cold, empty splendor of the Snow Queen's castle like a bad dream. Grandma was sitting in God's clear sunshine and reading aloud from the Bible: 'Except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.' ... And they both sat, grown up and yet children - children at heart. And it was summer - the warm, glorious summer."

Friday, April 17, 2026

Les Miserables (Stepping Stones)Les Miserables by Monica Kulling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this retelling to preview it for my daughter. Kulling does an excellent job telling the story in a child-friendly manner whilst still hitting most of the important points, and lays a good foundation for reading the full novel later. I would definitely try more Stepping Stones retellings. There are certain classics with whose stories I want my children to be familiar from an early age, and Les Miserables is one of them.

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