A Necklace of Raindrops
By Joan Aiken, illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
£12.25
"This is how it all began..."
From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', this collection is derived of eight classic folk stories to treasure.
Beginning and ending with a birthday, this spell-binding collection conjures up a world filled with magic, where wishes can come true.
A necklace of raindrops that keeps its owner dry in the heaviest rainstorm; a tiger that runs faster than the wind; a huge floating apple pie with a piece of sky in it; a baker's cat who swells to the size of a whale when his mistress feeds him yeast; a house that stands on one leg - just some of the objects and characters that figure in these delightful stories.
With the highest quality of writing and illustration woven into its magical pages, this is a book that cannot be forgotten.
Published by Jonathan Cape in a hardback edition.
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