Streetwise, ragged, and poor, Elfie was convinced that she was so naughty and so bad that no one could ever love her. Susie could not comprehend Elfie’s ongoing struggle to be honest, but she was determined to tell her that no matter how great our sin is, God’s love and forgiveness is even greater.

About the Author:
Emma Leslie was an author of many popular Christian books for children in the 19th century. Her works were so successful that many of them were still being printed in the 1930s. More than 40 of her books were published by the Religious Tract Society which was founded in 1799 for the purpose of publishing and distributing Christian literature. Its beginning was greatly a result of the Evangelical Revival.

Character themes in this story: salvation, selflessness and selfishness.