The little bookroom : Eleanor Farjeon's short stories for children chosen by herself

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Title:

The little bookroom : Eleanor Farjeon's short stories for children chosen by herself

Author:

Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881-1965.

ISBN:

9781590170489

Publication Information:

New York : New York Review Books, 2003.

Physical Description:

314 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Contents:

The king and the corn -- The king's daughter cries for the moon -- Young Kate -- The flower without a name -- The goldfish -- The clumber pup -- The miracle of the poor island -- The girl who kissed the peach-tree -- Westwoods -- The barrel-organ -- The giant and the mite -- The little dressmaker -- The lady's room -- The seventh princess -- Leaving paradise -- The little lady's roses -- In those days -- The Connemara donkey -- The Tims -- Pennyworth -- And I dance mine own child -- The lovebirds -- San fairy Ann -- The glass peacock -- The kind farmer -- Old Surly and the boy -- Pannychis.

Genre:

Short stories.

Added Author:

Ardizzone, Edward, 1900-1979.

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Searching... Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake)	J FICTION FAR	Searching... Unknown

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"In the home of my childhood there was a room we called 'The Little Bookroom.' . . . That dusty bookroom, whose windows were never opened . . . opened magic casements for me through which I looked out on other worlds . . . worlds filled with poetry and prose and fact and fantasy. . ." --Eleanor Farjeon

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 the World."

Author Notes

Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) grew up in England in a house filled with books, and she and her brothers enjoyed reading stories to one another and writing their own. In America, Farjeon's best-known work may be the hymn "Morning Has Broken," later recorded by Cat Stevens, but in her native country she is beloved as the author of Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep , Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard , and, of course, The Little Bookroom . Farjeon was pleased when The Little Bookroom won the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Carnegie Medal, but she turned down another honor--Dame of the British Empire--explaining that she "did not wish to become different from the milkman." At her death, the Children's Book Circle established the Eleanor Farjeon Award in her honor.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Several favorites return in reissued editions. The New York Review Books is reissuing four children's book classics as part of its new Children's Collection. The Little Bookroom by Eleanor Farjeon, illus. by Edward Ardizzone, contains 27 heartwarming tales, first published in 1955. Many of the stories star standard fairy tale characters such as witches, fairies, princes and precocious young children, but they are also influenced by the urban, Christian and scientific aspects of early- to mid-20th-century life. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Horn Book Review

The stories in this immensely satisfying reprint defy categorization, mixing fact and fantasy, sense and nonsense. There's nothing cloying or sentimental about them, shot through as they are with wisdom and longing, taking unexpected plot twists just when you think you know where the story is headed. Ardizzone's illustrations elaborate on Farjeon's stories without overwhelming them. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

The King and the Corn	p. 1
The King's Daughter Cries for the Moon	p. 7
Young Kate	p. 32
The Flower Without a Name	p. 36
The Goldfish	p. 40
The Clumber Pup	p. 47
The Miracle of the Poor Island	p. 74
The Girl Who Kissed the Peach-Tree	p. 83
Westwoods	p. 91
The Barrel-Organ	p. 116
The Giant and the Mite	p. 120
The Little Dressmaker	p. 125
The Lady's Room	p. 138
The Seventh Princess	p. 142
Leaving Paradise	p. 149
The Little Lady's Roses	p. 174
In Those Days	p. 179
The Connemara Donkey	p. 184
The Tims	p. 204
Pennyworth	p. 208
And I Dance Mine Own Child	p. 216
The Lovebirds	p. 244
San Fairy Ann	p. 248
The Glass Peacock	p. 263
The Kind Farmer	p. 272
Old Surly and the Boy	p. 289
Pannychis	p. 293

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