Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep by Charlotte Voake

Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep by Charlotte Voake

Hop, skip and jump your way through this timeless tale of courage and community-spirit, with charming watercolour illustrations by Charlotte Voake.

“Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep is one of the great Eleanor Farjeon’s loveliest stories, and Charlotte Voake’s beautiful ink and watercolour illustrations capture all its magic[…] As lovely to read aloud as it is to look at, and with a timeless message about the strength of communities, this is an absolute delight.” * LoveReading Andrea Reece *

Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965) is regarded as one of this country’s finest writers of poems and stories for children. In 1956 she was awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal; her hymn “Morning Has Broken” is a favourite around the world. Eleanor lived for many years in a little village called Houghton. The children of the village used to gather outside her cottage to play their favourite skipping games, and one day Eleanor went and asked them to recite their rhymes for her. These rhymes, which have been passed down from generation to generation, can be found word-for-word in Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep.

Charlotte Voake is a distinguished and much-loved illustrator of children’s books. Her picture book Ginger was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and won the Smarties Book Prize Gold Award. Charlotte visited Mount Caburn while preparing the illustrations for this book, and found it "an extraordinary place. I could well imagine Elsie Piddock skipping there with Andy-Spandy, Flea-Foot and Heels-o'-Lead. The atmosphere is magical."

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781406373257
ISBN 10	1406373257
Title	Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep
Author	Charlotte Voake
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2017-06-01
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.