Author(s): Joan Aiken,Jan Pienkowski
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 108
Publisher: Random House Children's Publishers UK
Language: English
Date Published: 2010-01-13
Dimensions: 158 x 220 x 18mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Illustrations: w. illustr. by Jan Pienkowski

"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 one leg - these are just some of the objects and characters that figure in these delightful stories.