Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888 creator Pollock, E. Walcott, Jessie McDermott 1857-1907 text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Little Button Rose by Louisa May Alcott" is a children’s short story from the late 19th century. It centers on a tender, spirited girl who becomes a peacemaker, mending a neighborhood feud through kindness, courage, and tact. Rosamond—nicknamed Button-Rose—comes to stay with her cousins: gentle Miss Penelope, proud Miss Henrietta, and vain but charming Cicely. Next door lives Mr. Thomas Dover, a widower and former missionary, estranged from the cousins over a petty dispute about a garden gate, hens, and an old summer-house. With fearless warmth, Rosy befriends Mr. Dover (after her cousins’ cat is flung over the wall for killing his chicks), opens a secret “button-hole” gate, ferries cherries and flowers, and gently “missionaries” at home by reading to Miss Penny and winning over Cicely with an amber necklace and a kiss “for a blow.” When Rosy falls ill with scarlet fever, the household unites; Mr. Dover returns, helps guide her through the crisis, and her recovery seals the reconciliation. The story closes with pride and gratitude as the adults finally put aside their stubbornness, their peace earned by the little peacemaker’s love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2025-10-04 Carla Foust, Simon Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1887 Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Selfishness -- Juvenile fiction Temper -- Juvenile fiction Sick children -- Juvenile fiction Amusements -- Juvenile fiction Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction Quarreling -- Juvenile fiction PZ Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1887 01020281 https://archive.org/details/littlebuttonrose00alco_0/page/n77/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76977 https://archive.org/details/littlebuttonrose00alco_0/page/n77/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76977 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134801.0 76977