A few weeks ago, as mentioned here, I participated in a short section of the Race to Alaska. Well, the winner was a team going by the name Elsie Piddock, which turns out to be the title character in a children's book by Eleanor Farjeon. Curious, I checked out library and found her book The Little Bookroom.
Well, let me tell you, I'm excited! This is a book-full of delights, short stories (some very short), all about children being children. Some fantasy, some realistic, all with great heart and respectful telling. Farjeon is a master in the genre, and would go well on a shelf with E. Nesbit.
Wonderful illustrations by Edward Ardizzone complement the stories. First published in 1955; pictured is a 2003 New York Review of Books edition.
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