A welcome reissue of this much-loved collection of stories.
Eleanor Farjeon was born in London in 1881. Her first book Nursery
Rhymes of London Town was published in 1916, and she went on to
write over 60 books for children, including many collections of
verse. As well as the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal
and the Carnegie Medal which she was awarded for The Little
Bookroom, Eleanor Farjeon was also award the Regina Medal in 1959
for her complete works. Eleanor Farjeon died in 1965. Edward
Ardizzone was born in
1900. After leaving school he worked as a clerk in the City of
London and studied life-drawing in the evenings. In 1936 Edward
Ardizzone made an illustrated story of a book he had made up for
his
children, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. A much-loved
artist, Ardizzone went on to illustrate more than 170 books and was
awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1956 and the CBE in 1971.
Edward Ardizzone died in 1979.
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