This sweet book is full of stories about a little girl who lives in an English village almost 100 years ago.  It’s written for young ones, but it’s a chapter book.

 

Its author is Joyce Lankester Brisley (1896-1978), a writer and illustrator who, with her sisters, attended evening classes at an art school as a young woman.  All three sisters became artists and writers.  Her first story about this little girl appeared in a magazine in 1925, and the first book, titled MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY, was published in 1928.  Five more books followed.

 

This is THE MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY STORY BOOK, containing tales from other volumes.  The 21 stories are written with a language level a four- or five-year-old might enjoy listening to (maybe some three-year-olds).  Millicent Margaret Amanda is the only child in a close-knit family with two parents, two grandparents, and an aunt and uncle.  She is a resourceful little girl!  The stories of village life couldn’t be called thrilling (no super-heroes!), but they have a happy way about them that makes you want to read them again.  Be prepared to explain a few things (such as “What is a thatched roof?”  “What are pence?” ”Why is a yard called a garden?”).  The stories are easy to read aloud, just as if you were telling a bedtime story to your little ones.  And the illustrations are charming.

 

This copy is a reproduction, used but close to new.  It’s an HCDJ published by Kingfisher Books.  The DJ is in very good shape except for a place on the back where a price sticker used to be.

 

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