Best of
Picture-Books
1937
Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep
Eleanor Farjeon - 1937
By the time she’s seven, the tireless girl can even outskip the fairies and is rewarded with a gift of rare and lasting value. Can she use it many years later to save the children’s fabled skipping grounds from a greedy, factory-building lord? Charlotte Voake’s exuberant art pairs with Eleanor Farjeon’s unforgettable tale for a match made in picture-book heaven.From the Trade Paperback edition.
When the Wind Blew
Margaret Wise Brown - 1937
An old lady living alone by the sea finds joy and comfort from her seventeen cats and especially one small blue-grey kitten.