Product Description
An enchantingly illustrated picture book edition of a classic children’s story.
This is the classic story of Little Elsie Piddock who loves to skip. Soon she can even outskip the fairies on Mount Caburn and is rewarded with a gift of a magical skipping rope. Many years later, it will be the key to thwarting an unpleasant landowner threatening to deny access to the hallowed skipping ground.
Illustrated by the creator of the bestselling “Ginger”, winner of the 1997 Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and Highly Commended for the 1998 Kate Greenaway Medal.
“A book worth treasuring,” TES Primary.
About the author
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was one of the most important children’s writers of the twentieth century. She was awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal. In her honour, a prize bearing her name is now awarded annually.
About the illustrator
Charlotte Voake is one of the most acclaimed contemporary children’s book creators and has been shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award four times.