Ages 9-12 - 107 pages, 34335 words | 4 hours 07 minutes of reading | © HC Éditions, 2020, for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
“Here are true stories about a little girl whom Grandmother knew very well in her own childhood; she was angry, she became gentle; she was greedy, she became moderate; she was a liar, she became sincere; she was a thief, she became honest; in short, she was naughty, she became good.”
Thus did the Countess of Ségur present The Misfortunes of Sophie to her granddaughter, with whom she so loved to share her stories.
This essential text is reproduced here in its entirety, illustrated by Fabienne Delacroix, to offer a moment of reading and sharing for the whole family.