The stories of Milly-Molly-Mandy and her family and friends have charmed generations of children since they first appeared in 1925. This collection of twenty-one classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. Young children today will love to hear how Milly-Molly-Mandy decides to spend her first penny, looks after a hedgehog, and spends her first night away from home. These timeless stories are perfect for reading aloud, for older children to read by themselves, or as a story before bedtime, and will bring back many happy memories for many parents and grandparents. The book's endpaper feature a two-page map of Milly-Molly-Mandy's village complete with drawings of cottages, fields, streets, and shops making it easy for children to follow Milly-Molly-Mandy from place to place.
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Joyce Lankester Brisley (1896-1978) was born in Bexhill, England. Her first stories about Milly-Molly-Mandy were printed in 1925 in the Christian Science Monitor, and a collection appeared in book form in 1928. She wrote and illustrated six collections of stories about Milly-Molly-Mandy. The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook was published in the UK in September 1996. She also illustrated books by other authors, including the classic Ursula Moray Williams story, Adventures of a Little Wooden Horse.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
What a sweet book! I'm 23 and always pre-read any books that i intend to give as gifts to the various kids i know. Usually i find that they eventually turn into scary stuff which isn't too good for the younger ones. When i read this story book i went out and got six copies, one for each of the young children i baby-sit, age ranging 3 to 9, even the 9 year old loved it. There is no violence, no bad language and is a wonderful way of showing young children how people lived in days gone by without taking on a lecturing tone. You know what, even the two young boys liked it!:-)
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
I have four children ranging in age from 11 to 5 and all of them love the Milly-Molly-Mandy stories, even my two very active boys. The stories are delightfully old-fashioned tales of the everyday adventures of the heroine, Milly-Molly-Mandy. They are the perfect tone and length for a good bedtime read. I love them for their idyllic depiction of rural life in an English village.
43 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book has been a staple in my family for generations, as I am the great-grandaughter of the author! I am thrilled to be sharing it with my OWN child. What a pleasure it is to see these wholesome tales (based on the adventures of JLB's daughter (my grandmother) as a young girl in Holland) stand the test of time. I would highly recommend these stories. Milly Molly Mandy was originally published on the Children's Pages of the Christian Science Monitor in 1925. It was assumed by many readers that the stories take place in England, because of the book's first mass publishing in Great Britain. I am very proud of my Dutch heritage (as well as my famous relative), & wanted to be sure the readers knew where the stories originated from.
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Delightful
This is wonderful for reading to your young child. The book is full of lovely stories that are probably more enjoyable for little girls than little boys, but not necessarily.
Published 4 months ago by Susan E. Morgan
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Wonderful Stories.
I read these to my 5 year old who loves reading. Typically my 3 year old will read with us until we break out chapter type books with few to zero pictures. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Adnme
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Delightful Milly Molly Mandy
I love this girl's example of industry, cheerfulness, helpfulness, and kindness that this little girl represents.
I read these stories to my children. Read more
I read these stories to my children. Read more
Published 8 months ago by HappyAtHome
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Gem of a book!
This is a rare gem of a book. I read this out loud to my 5 yr old daughter. She loved it. Then later when she could read, she re-read it on her own. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jack
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Sweet stories.
I'm giving this 3 stars because my daughter loves it (she's 4) and my son groans (he's 6). There is not too much adventure in Milly-Molly-Mandy's world which is fine for a little... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ink a Dink
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A Classic among the Childrens Books
Growing up in Germany in the sixties, I read the German translation of two of the books (called "Milli-Molli") and absolutely loved them. Read more
Published 14 months ago by C. Mathieu
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Not Just a Nostalgia Piece
There are a fair number of books available through Amazon that are nostalgic treasures for the reviewers, but practically unreadable by today's standards and to the minds of modern... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Pop Bop
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The Milly- Molly- Mandy Storybook.
The reason I purchased this book was that it was one of the earliest books I remember from my school days, well over 60 years ago. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lainie
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sweet and good
Reading this to my kids (6g & 8b)- they enjoy it and its fun to read aloud, chapters are just the right length. Read more
Published on February 28, 2011 by Elizabeth Sullivan
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Milly Molly Mandy
I bought this book for my granddaughter Rebecca who loves to read
books. She loved this book so much that she did read the whole book
in one day. Thank you Amazon.
books. She loved this book so much that she did read the whole book
in one day. Thank you Amazon.
Published on December 10, 2010 by Lankadad
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