My Naughty Little Sister

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Such a good book especially to read to children to give them a giggle and show them a different time (considering this book was published in the 50’s) I used to read this when I was little so reading this felt very nostalgic. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. She delighted in visiting schools and meeting children, her warmth and obvious enthusiasm held audiences spellbound.When I was little girl, (begins all Dorothy Edwards' lovely stories- but also me today) we didn't have such things as MP3 players or even CDs or even tapes. Also, any adult that gives a young child a sharp pair of scissors and then leaves them alone in the room deserves the consequences. The Scotsman said: 'Naughtiness is naughtiness, whatever the generation, and these stories are a delight. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within seven working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible.

Seeing her having to go to her big sister's school was possibly my favourite chapter, watching her act grown up and proud, it was very realistic, thinking of my own son. Father Christmas turns out to be as lovely as everybody always said and the story ends happily ever after.This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. We had Joyce Grenfell doing her ' George Don't Do That' nursery school monologues ( please follow this link if you don't know them - perfection). I loved meeting the characters for the first time, though I'm not sure about all of the messages - after all, children WILL get up to mischief, WILL make mistakes.

This treasure trove of sibling naughtiness contains all five books in the series: My Naughty Little Sister, More Naughty Little Sister Stories, My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry, When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good and My Naughty Little Sister's Friends. Edwards was part of the 1950s radio show Listen with Mother, and she also wrote for Playschool and Jackanory. After a year at Liverpool Art School studying costume design, Shirley moved on to the Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford. In both 1977 and 2004 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1984 she won the Eleanor Farjeon Award.What makes the story work so well is how beautifully behaved the little sister is through most of the tale. She also published several anthologies of short stories, folklore and poetry for children, chiefly on the subjects of magic, witchcraft and ghosts. Compared to the kinder, softer picture book remake (top) he looks a rather severe guardian of the tree and its present lined boughs. Although she appears to mellow in the aftermath of the biting incident, our heroine gets what she wants in the end.