Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was an English journalist, broadcaster and author of stories and poems. Her father encouraged her writing from the age of five; at eighteen she wrote the libretto for an operetta. Often written under a pseudonym, her poems appeared in The Herald (Tomfool), Punch, Time and Tide (Chimaera), The New Leader (Merry Andrew), ...
In "The Little Bookroom," Eleanor Farjeon mischievously tilts our workaday world to reveal its wonders and follies. Her selection of her favorite stories describes powerful--and sometimes exceedingly silly--monarchs, and commoners who are every bit their match; musicians and dancers who live for aft rather than earthly reward; and a goldfish who ...
First published in 1937, this is the classic story of Little Elsie Piddock who can skip like never so. The High Skip, Slow Skip, the Skip Double-Double, the Long Skip, the Strong Skip, the Skip Against Trouble...Elsie Piddock learns them all. Soon she can even outskip the fairies on Mount Caburn and is rewarded by their Skipping-Master, Andy ...
An anthology of rhymes, proverbial tales, traditions, short essays, biographical sketches and miscellaneous information--one piece for each day of the year.
A narrative poem about Mrs. Malone, an old hermit crone, who lives in the woods, welcomes all the animals that seek shelter at her door, and when she dies is welcomed by St. Peter to heaven.
A poetic look at the sleeping habits of cats and kittens and how they seem to be comfortable napping in all sorts of unusual spots. Illustrated with color paintings.
Contains the complete text of four volumes of verse, "Sing for your supper"--"Over the garden wall"--"Joan's door"--"Come Christmas, " in addition to twenty poems from "Collected Poems."
Eleanor Farjeon was born in 1881, and wrote many stories and poems, including "Morning has Broken", which became a popular hymn. By the time she died in 1965, she had published over 80 books and won many prizes. This is a selection of her poetry for children.
A lazy girl becomes the king's bride by implying that she had woven twelve skeins of cloth when actually she had eaten twelve dumplings. Incorporates the story of Tom Tit Tot.
A poetic look at the sleeping habits of cats and kittens and how they seem to be comfortable napping in all sorts of unusual spots. Illustrated with color paintings.
Originally published in 1992 and now available in a new paperback edition, a double memoir which combines the letters of Edward Thomas and the diaries of Eleanor Farjeon, with a foreword by P.J. Kavanagh.
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