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The Little Bookroom

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 859 Ratings and 95 Reviews

Book Description
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 ... More
Book Information
PublisherDavid R Godine
BindingPaperback (5 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages320
ISBN-100879235225
ISBN-13978-0879235222
Publication Date07/1984
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About Eleanor Farjeon (Author) : Eleanor Farjeon is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Eleanor Farjeon include Cats Sleep Anywhere, Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep, Martin ... more
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About Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator) : Edward Ardizzone is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Edward Ardizzone include Tales from Hans Andersen: Fourteen Classic Tales, Desbarollda, ... more
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7/30/2008 April S. Hopmere said: A very well written, solid little collection of stories. I really loved this book. It really had a big impact on my writing.
tags: Inspired me

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