Penguin children's 60s: a collection of favourite children's stories
1996, Penguin Edition. London: Penguin. 30 volumes in slipcase. Fine paperback copies. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #353955
ISBN: 0140953361
Physical description: 30 volumes. Contents: 1. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. 2. Philppa Pearce- At The River-Gates. 3. Terry Jones- The Dragon on the Roof. 4. Margaret Mahy- The Midnight Story. 5. N.J. Dawood- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. 6. L.M. Montgomery- Anne at Green Gables. 7. Joan Aiken- Dead Man's Lane. 8. Classic Nonsense Verse. 9. Rudyard Kipling- Tales from The Jungle Book. 10. Anne Fine- Keep it in The Family. 11. Jon Scieszka- The Great Time Warp Adventure. 12. Dick King- Smith- The Clockwork Mouse. 13. Allan Ahlberg- The Night Train. 14. Michael Rosen- Smacking My Lips. 15. Hans Andersen- The Little Mermaid. 16. Classic Ghost Stories. 17. Roald Dahl- The Great Mouse Plot. 18. Astrid Lindgren- The Amazing Pippi Longstocking. 19. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm- Tom Thumb. 20. Roger Lancelyn Green- Robin Hood and His Merry Men. 21. Tove Jansson- Moomintrolls and Friends. 22. Mark Twain- Tom Sawyer's Pirate Adventure. 23. Roger Lancelyn Green- King Arthur's Court. 24. Paul Jennings- Three Quirky Tails. 25. Lewis Carroll- Tales from Alice in Wonderland. 26. Alf Proysen- Mrs Pepperpot Turn Detective. 27. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- Sherlock Holmes and The Speckled Band. 28. The Hooligan's Shampoo. 29. Roger Lancelyn Green- Four Great Greek Myths. 30. Penelope Lively- Lost Dog. Subjects: Juvenile fiction. Juvenile fiction collections. Short stories.
Price: €25.00