Best of
Childrens
1928
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook
Joyce Lankester Brisley - 1928
This collection of twenty-one classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. Young children today will love to hear how Milly-Molly-Mandy decides to spend her first penny, looks after a hedgehog, and spends her first night away from home. These timeless stories are perfect for reading aloud, for older children to read by themselves, or as a story before bedtime, and will bring back many happy memories for many parents and grandparents. The book's endpaper feature a two-page map of Milly-Molly-Mandy's village complete with drawings of cottages, fields, streets, and shops making it easy for children to follow Milly-Molly-Mandy from place to place.
Millions of Cats
Wanda Gág - 1928
They decided to get a cat, but when the old man went out searching, he found not one cat, but millions and billions and trillions of cats! Unable to decide which one would be the best pet, he brought them all home. How the old couple came to have just one cat to call their own is a classic tale that has been loved for generations. Winner of a Newbery Honor, this collector's edition—featuring a heavy interior stock, spot gloss and embossing on the cover, and a thread-sewn binding—will bring this beloved tale to a whole new generation of readers.
Pooh Invents A New Game
A.A. Milne - 1928
Is Eeyore digging holes in the ground? Wrong. Is he leaping from branch to branch of an oak tree? Wrong. Is he waiting for somebody to help him out of the river? Right. Perfect for early readers, Pooh Invents a New Game will not fail to please! Adapted by Stephen Krensky. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.
A Search Is Organdized
A.A. Milne - 1928
A. Milne and features Pooh and his friends.
The Absentminded Fellow
Samuil Marshak - 1928
Three days later, to his surprise, he's still in London...This droll character portrait will quickly have listeners chiming in on the chorus."-Kirkus ReviewsFrom the time he puts his pants on his arms until he tries to buy a train ticket at the flower shop, "that absentminded fellow from Portobello Road" bumbles from one muddle to the next./ This translation is an adaptation of 'Vot kakoi rasseyannii'.
The New House Captain
Dorita Fairlie Bruce - 1928
Many agree with her, including Diana. Told from the point of view of new girls Primula Mary and Peggy's own sister.
A House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore
A.A. Milne - 1928
A. Milne and features Pooh and his friends. Ernest H. Shepard's much-loved illustrations accompany each story and will delight the countless fans--young and old--of the Best Bear in All the World.--back cover
Blossom
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 1928
Blossom, a little girl who lives in a London slum, discovers the fairies in Kensington Garden, who watch over her after her mother's death.