Publisher's Synopsis
My Pretty Present is a book published in 1885, written by an anonymous author. The story follows a young girl named Lucy who receives a beautiful present from her mother on her birthday. The present is a dollhouse, complete with furniture and miniature dolls. Lucy is thrilled with her gift and spends hours playing with it.As Lucy plays with her dollhouse, she imagines herself as one of the dolls, living in the tiny house. She creates elaborate stories and scenarios for the dolls, and even makes up a family for them. Lucy becomes so engrossed in her play that she forgets about the real world around her.However, when Lucy's mother comes to check on her, she realizes that Lucy has been playing with her dollhouse for hours and hasn't eaten anything. Her mother encourages her to take a break and have some food, but Lucy is reluctant to leave her imaginary world.Eventually, Lucy's mother convinces her to take a break and eat something. As she eats, Lucy realizes that she has been so caught up in her play that she forgot about the real world. She learns that it's important to take a break from play and take care of herself.The book is beautifully illustrated and teaches children about the importance of balance between play and taking care of oneself. It also encourages children to use their imagination and creativity in play.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
