The small hopes and plans and pleasures of children should be tenderly respected by grownup people and never rudely thwarted or ridiculedContinuing the adventures of the March sisters from Little Women Little Men follows the story of spirited determined Jo now married with two sons and running a school But this is no conventional school Its pupils are a band of boisterous orphans pillow fights are allowed on Saturdays and each child is respected for who they are including Nat a skinny nervous boy with a talent for the violinShowing how families can take many forms Louisa M Alcotts beloved novel is a celebration of the magic of childhood