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A children's literary treasury / compiled, introduced and edited by Anna James.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : British Library, 2022Description: 288 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780712353977
  • 0712353976
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Matilda / Roald Dahl -- A little princess / Frances Hodgson Burnett -- The phantom tollbooth / Norton Juster -- Cloudbusting / Malorie Blackman -- Momo / Michael Ende -- Poetics / Benjamin Zephaniah -- The lion, the witch and the wardrobe / C.S. Lewis -- Tom's midnight garden / Philippa Pearce -- A pocketful of stars / Aisha Bushby -- Stig of the dump / Clive King -- Asha & Spirit Bird / Jasbinder Bilan -- A wrinkle in time / Madeleine L'Engle -- Charmed life / Diana Wynne Jones -- The day dream / May Byron -- The girl of ink and stars / Kiran Millwood Hargrave -- The battle of the birds / Elizabeth W. Grierson -- The worst witch / Jill Murphy -- Amari and the night brothers / B.B. Alston -- What Katy did / Susan Coolidge -- Front desk / Kelly Yang -- The wolves of Willoughby Chase / Joan Aiken -- The railway children / E. Nesbit -- Rooftoppers / Katherine Rundell -- Heidi / Johanna Spyri -- Me, my dad, and the end of the rainbow / Benjamin Dean -- The kitchen cat / Amy Walton -- Little women / Louisa May Alcott -- The wind in the willows / Kenneth Grahame -- Waste land / F.K. Gregory -- Leaves from the life of a fairy / Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Where the river runs gold / Sita Brahmachari -- Journey to the river sea / Eva Ibbotson -- The Canterville ghost / Oscar Wilde -- Animal farm / George Orwell -- The tale of Despereaux / Kate di Camillo -- The boy in the tower / Polly Ho-Yen -- The war of the worlds / H.G. Wells -- When Hitler stole pink rabbit / Judith Kerr -- The wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum -- Freedom / Catherine Johnson -- Treasure island / Robert Louis Stevenson -- The magic umbrella / A.M. Heathcote -- The legend of Podkin one-ear / Kieran Larwood -- A bear called Paddington / Michael Bond -- Alice's adventures in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll -- The Red-headed League / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Pippi Longstocking / Astrid Lindgren -- Anne of Green Gables / L.M. Montgomery -- Winnie the Pooh / A.A. Milne -- Good hope / Benjamin Zephaniah.
Summary: From Louisa May Alcott to Roald Dahl, Joan Aiken to Catherynne Valente, magical stories for every feeling. Great stories ignite a child’s imagination and can fill a childhood with unforgettable characters, wondrous places and superb illustrations. They also allow young readers to explore, and to understand, their different feelings and experiences. In her second compilation for the British Library, children’s author and commentator Anna James delves deep into the collections to present stories for comfort, inspiration and adventure as well as touching tales to make you laugh or sometimes cry. We will meet mischievous characters from across the globe, sample classic stories from the likes of E. Nesbit, J. M. Barrie and Louisa May Alcott, as well as more recent favorites from some of our best-loved and prizewinning authors. Superbly illustrated throughout with both beloved illustrations and new archive finds, this spectacular volume belongs on every family bookshelf.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 823.0108 C536 Available 33111011243587
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From Louisa May Alcott to Roald Dahl, Joan Aiken to Catherynne Valente, magical stories for every feeling.



Great stories ignite a child's imagination and can fill a childhood with unforgettable characters, wondrous places and superb illustrations. They also allow young readers to explore, and to understand, their different feelings and experiences.



In her second compilation for the British Library, children's author and commentator Anna James delves deep into the collections to present stories for comfort, inspiration and adventure as well as touching tales to make you laugh or sometimes cry.



We will meet mischievous characters from across the globe, sample classic stories from the likes of E. Nesbit, J. M. Barrie and Louisa May Alcott, as well as more recent favorites from some of our best-loved and prizewinning authors.



Superbly illustrated throughout with both beloved illustrations and new archive finds, this spectacular volume belongs on every family bookshelf.

From Louisa May Alcott to Roald Dahl, Joan Aiken to Catherynne Valente, magical stories for every feeling. Great stories ignite a child’s imagination and can fill a childhood with unforgettable characters, wondrous places and superb illustrations. They also allow young readers to explore, and to understand, their different feelings and experiences. In her second compilation for the British Library, children’s author and commentator Anna James delves deep into the collections to present stories for comfort, inspiration and adventure as well as touching tales to make you laugh or sometimes cry. We will meet mischievous characters from across the globe, sample classic stories from the likes of E. Nesbit, J. M. Barrie and Louisa May Alcott, as well as more recent favorites from some of our best-loved and prizewinning authors. Superbly illustrated throughout with both beloved illustrations and new archive finds, this spectacular volume belongs on every family bookshelf.

Matilda / Roald Dahl -- A little princess / Frances Hodgson Burnett -- The phantom tollbooth / Norton Juster -- Cloudbusting / Malorie Blackman -- Momo / Michael Ende -- Poetics / Benjamin Zephaniah -- The lion, the witch and the wardrobe / C.S. Lewis -- Tom's midnight garden / Philippa Pearce -- A pocketful of stars / Aisha Bushby -- Stig of the dump / Clive King -- Asha & Spirit Bird / Jasbinder Bilan -- A wrinkle in time / Madeleine L'Engle -- Charmed life / Diana Wynne Jones -- The day dream / May Byron -- The girl of ink and stars / Kiran Millwood Hargrave -- The battle of the birds / Elizabeth W. Grierson -- The worst witch / Jill Murphy -- Amari and the night brothers / B.B. Alston -- What Katy did / Susan Coolidge -- Front desk / Kelly Yang -- The wolves of Willoughby Chase / Joan Aiken -- The railway children / E. Nesbit -- Rooftoppers / Katherine Rundell -- Heidi / Johanna Spyri -- Me, my dad, and the end of the rainbow / Benjamin Dean -- The kitchen cat / Amy Walton -- Little women / Louisa May Alcott -- The wind in the willows / Kenneth Grahame -- Waste land / F.K. Gregory -- Leaves from the life of a fairy / Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Where the river runs gold / Sita Brahmachari -- Journey to the river sea / Eva Ibbotson -- The Canterville ghost / Oscar Wilde -- Animal farm / George Orwell -- The tale of Despereaux / Kate di Camillo -- The boy in the tower / Polly Ho-Yen -- The war of the worlds / H.G. Wells -- When Hitler stole pink rabbit / Judith Kerr -- The wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum -- Freedom / Catherine Johnson -- Treasure island / Robert Louis Stevenson -- The magic umbrella / A.M. Heathcote -- The legend of Podkin one-ear / Kieran Larwood -- A bear called Paddington / Michael Bond -- Alice's adventures in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll -- The Red-headed League / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Pippi Longstocking / Astrid Lindgren -- Anne of Green Gables / L.M. Montgomery -- Winnie the Pooh / A.A. Milne -- Good hope / Benjamin Zephaniah.

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