The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook (Storybook classics) (Hardcover)

by Joyce Lankester Brisley (Author) "ONCE UPON A TIME there was a little girl..." (more)
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Product Description
Illustrated throughout with the author's original line drawings, this collection of 21 classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. The book's endpapers feature s 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 her from place to place.

About the Author
Joyce Lankester Brisley was born in 1896 and studied art at Lambeth Art School. 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 writer, she designed posters and book jackets as well as illustrating the work of other authors. Joyce Lankester Brisley died in 1978 but Milly-Molly-Mandy's popularity lives on. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd; Reprint edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856974936
• ISBN-13: 978-1856974936
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #503,254 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Timeless Treasure..., November 20, 2000

By	"[e-mail]" (Richton Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All kids should read this one!, January 9, 2001

By A Customer

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!:-)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet nostalgic bit of childhood for all ages., June 23, 1999

By A Customer

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.