Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
24 December 2020
Summary
Rediscover the classic magical adventure of the Little Wooden Horse, brought to life with the original inside illustrations from the author of Milly-Molly-Mandy, Joyce Lankester Brisley.
When Uncle Peder the toymaker falls on hard times, his little wooden horse must go out into the world to seek his fortune. But whether he’s working in a coal mine, sailing the seven seas with a band of pirates or walking the tightrope in a circus, the loyal little horse only has one wish: to return to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529042429 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529042429 |
| Author: | Ursula Moray Williams, Joyce Lankester Brisley |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 24 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 137mm x 205mm |
| Audience Age: | 7-11 |
Ursula Moray Williams
Ursula Moray Williams was born in Hampshire in 1911. Published in 1938, Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse was her fifteenth book, and was named as one of Time magazine’s Books of the Year. Her other popular titles include Gobbolino the Witch’s Cat.
Joyce Lankester Brisley was born in 1896 and studied at the Lambeth School of Art. The first Milly-Molly-Mandy stories were published in 1925 in The Christian Science Monitor, and a first collection of these stories was published in book form in 1928. An accomplished artist as well as a writer, Joyce Lankester Brisley designed posters and book jackets and also illustrated the work of other authors. She died in 1978, but Milly-Molly-Mandy’s popularity lives on.
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