This is a beautifully illustrated and lavishly produced collection of favourite stories and classic rhymes. Ian Beck's delicate, nostalgic illustrations are known and loved throughout the world. His work evokes a gentle ideal of childhood in the tradition of Kate Greenaway and Edward Ardizzone, and his collections of stories and poems for young children are full of humour and fun, while at the same time oozing old world charm. It contains stories and rhymes that are essential childhood reading - from "The Elves and the Shoemaker" to "The Porridge Pot", with accompanying poems by William Blake, Robert Louis Stevenson and Christina Rossetti as well as a fantastic selection of nursey rhymes and songs. The lovingly remembered childhood world gives the reader a sense of comfort and well-being.

 

There are 160 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Oxford University Press .

Ian Beck is widely published and titles for other publishers include Lost in the Snow, Lost on the Beach, and Home Before Dark.