This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher Nursery Library .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1992 by Pan Macmillan .

Susan Price is the acclaimed author of many books for children of all ages. In 1987 she won the Carnegie Medal for her novel The Ghost Drum and in 1994 was shortlisted again for Heads and Tales (both Faber). Her work draws inspiration from her native Black Country, where she still lives. Sally Emerson is an adult novelist with a particular interest in traditional rhymes for children. Colin and Moira Maclean are the popular illustrators of over fifty books for children, particularly traditional material such as fairy tales, nursery rhymes and nursery stories. Their books for Kingfisher include The Kingfisher Playtime Treasury and The Kingisher Nursery Treasury. Moira Maclean lives in the South of France. Colin Maclean died in 1997.