The little bookroom : Eleanor Farjeon's short stories for children chosen by herself

This selection of twenty-seven favorite stories selected by Eleanor Farjeon herself are heartwarming & delightful. Inside you’ll find powerful—and sometimes exceedingly silly—monarchs, & commoners who are every bit their match; musicians & dancers who live for art rather than earthly reward; & a goldfish who wants to marry the moon. °°° Edward Ardizzone was the eldest of five children. In 1905 hisfamily moved to Ipswich, where he learnt to know & love the littlecoastal steamers that he was to draw so often in the Little Tim books.Illustrator of more than 170 much-loved children's books, EdwardArdizzone was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1956 & the CBE in1971. He died in 1979. 27 illustrated short stories full of heart and whimsy, by the Carnegie Medal–winning author —a perfect read-aloud collection for middle grade readers who love folklore and fairy tales. In The Little Bookroom, Eleanor Farjeon mischievously tilts our workaday world to reveal its wonders and follies. Her selection of her favorite stories describes powerful—and sometimes exceedingly silly—monarchs, and commoners who are every bit their match; musicians and dancers who live for aft rather than earthly reward; and a goldfish who wishes to “marry the Moon, surpass the Sun, and possess the World.” Featuring an afterword by Rumer Godden Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer