A necklace of raindrops and other stories

Description

Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading. There's a flying apple pie, a cat that's bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Joan Aiken's delicious prose is a joy to read aloud to very young listeners yet simple enough for the independent reader to savor on his or her own. Kevin Hawkes's illustrations--nearly 60 of them--capture with great flair and fun the magical adventures and the triumph of the good over the bad.From the Trade Paperback edition.

First Sentence

A man called Mr. Jones and his wife lived near the sea.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Puffin books

Other Editions

• A necklace of raindrops and other storiesPuffin Books1975-01-01
• A necklace of raindropsDoubleday1968-01-01
• A necklace of raindropsCape1968-01-01
• Necklace of raindrops and other stories.Penguin1968-01-01
• Necklace of RaindropsPaperbackDell Pub Co1971-06-01
• A necklace of raindrops and other storiesCollins1982-01-01