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The Little Horse Bus

Author: Graham Greene   Series: The Little Train

Written by the great Graham Greene with pictures by master illustrator Edward Ardizzone, this is a children's classic.

Mr Potter is a proud shopkeeper with a busy shop, until one day a big superstore opens across the street. The new store has a delivery service so Mr Potter employs an old little horse bus to deliver his wares. But when the superstore's delivery cart is stolen there is only one little horse bus to save the day!

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Written by the great Graham Greene with pictures by master illustrator Edward Ardizzone, this is a children's classic.

Mr Potter is a proud shopkeeper with a busy shop, until one day a big superstore opens across the street. The new store has a delivery service so Mr Potter employs an old little horse bus to deliver his wares. But when the superstore's delivery cart is stolen there is only one little horse bus to save the day!

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Written by the great Graham Greene with pictures by master illustrator Edward Ardizzone, this is a children's classic.Mr Potter is a proud shopkeeper with a busy shop, until one day a big superstore opens across the street. The new store has a delivery service so Mr Potter employs an old little horse bus to deliver his wares.But when the superstore's delivery cart is stolen there is only one little horse bus to save the day!

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About the Author

Graham Greene (Author)Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900 and brought up in Suffolk. As a young boy he was fascinated by the vibrancy of the small Suffolk ports such as Ipswich, then frequented by the coastal steamers that travelled from port to port, which later became his inspiration for his Little Tim series. He was appointed official war artist in 1940 by Sir Kenneth Clark, director of the National Gallery, London, 1933-1945. Between 1929 and his death in 1979 Ardizzone illustrated a large number of books, including Graham Greene's The Little Train series, and wrote and illustrated many more including the well-loved Little Tim series, and with his cousin Christianna Brand, created Nurse Matilda, later familiar to many as Nanny McPhee.

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When thieves steal a carriage full of money, there's only one little horse bus that can save the day. This classic tale was one of Graham Greene's first children's books and one of the earliest work of master illustrator Edward Ardizzone, who has inspired generations of artists. Also in this series: The Little Train The Little Steamroller The Little Fire Engine

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Product Details

Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK | Red Fox
Published
2nd July 2015
Pages
48
ISBN
9781782952831

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