Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep - by Eleanor Farjeon (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Elsie Piddock has such a talent for rope skipping that the fairies on nearby Mount Caburn award her a magical rope and, many years later at the age of 109, Elsie returns to skip again and save the mountain from the destructive plans of the greedy new owner.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Skip for joy! The exuberant classic returns in a compact hardcover edition that makes a perfect gift.</b> <p/>Little Elsie Piddock is a born skipper. When she is scarcely five, she can outskip anyone in her village. By the time she's six, her name and fame have spread to all the villages in the county. And by the time she's seven, the fairies have heard of her. When Master Skipper Andy-Spandy summons the sleeping little girl to Mount Caburn for a contest, the tireless Elsie outskips even the fairies and is rewarded with a gift of rare and lasting value. Can she use it later to save the fabled skipping grounds of Caburn? Or will a greedy lord build a factory where children have played for centuries?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Voake's delicate, softly colored watercolor-and-ink illustrations are the perfect match for this new edition of Farjeon's classic tale, originally published in 1937.<br>--Literacy Daily<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Eleanor Farjeon </b>(1881-1965) was one of the most important children's writers of the twentieth century. In 1956 her achievements were acknowledged with the award of both the Carnegie Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. <p/><b>Charlotte Voake </b>is the author-illustrator of many picture books, including <i>Say It!, Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets, Tweedle Dee Dee, </i>and the acclaimed <i>Ginger. </i>She lives in Surrey, England.
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