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Necklace of Raindrops
Joan Aiken
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Description for Necklace of Raindrops
Hardcover. Includes stories that range from "A Necklace of Raindrops" to "The Patchwork Quilt". Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB; YFU. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 161 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
"This is how it all began..." From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. 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 ... Read more
"This is how it all began..." From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
108
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224083805
SKU
V9780224083805
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About Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken (Author) Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for ... Read more
Reviews for Necklace of Raindrops
Magic has never been more elegantly shaped than in these effervescent short stories . . . The flight of imagination is delicately captured in Jan Pienkowski's accompanying silhouettes
Julia Eccleshare
Guardian
A Necklace of Raindrops is something that should be on every child's shelf
Amanda Craig
The Times
A little dark and often surreal ... Read more
Julia Eccleshare
Guardian
A Necklace of Raindrops is something that should be on every child's shelf
Amanda Craig
The Times
A little dark and often surreal ... Read more