Story Book: Happy and Glorious by Hilary Mckay
Queens have two birthdays, one on the day they were born and one on the day it would have been most convenient for them to have been born on. It is the convenient one that counts. This Queen is not a happy little Queen. It's her unofficial birthday and no one had brought her a present. Not the Prime Minister, not the Treasurer, and not even her lazy Ladies-in-Waiting. All she wants is one small, one very cheap, present. Just because it has four legs and a tail and isn't very easy to wrap up. Shouldn't put anyone off...
Everything is lively about this book, including its genuinely touching conclusion* THE INDEPENDENT *
'Finding its place in a rather neglected area of childrne's fiction, Hilary McKay pitches the tone just right with a tale that is both funning and touching.' - The Guardian, 28th Nov 2001 * The Guardian *
Fizzes and sings its way off the page. Delicious to read. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
Hilary McKay excels in conveying the anarchic bedlam of family life, and she has excelled herself in her marvellous novel, Saffy's Angel which deserves to be placed alongside such classics as Little Women and The Railway Children. * TES Primary *
'Finding its place in a rather neglected area of childrne's fiction, Hilary McKay pitches the tone just right with a tale that is both funning and touching.' - The Guardian, 28th Nov 2001 * The Guardian *
Fizzes and sings its way off the page. Delicious to read. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
Hilary McKay excels in conveying the anarchic bedlam of family life, and she has excelled herself in her marvellous novel, Saffy's Angel which deserves to be placed alongside such classics as Little Women and The Railway Children. * TES Primary *
Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children`s award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize, whilst Saffy`s Angel, the first in the Casson Family series, won the Whitbread Award, for which the third book Permanent Rose was also shortlisted.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340970232 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340970235 |
| Title | Story Book: Happy and Glorious |
| Author | Hilary Mckay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2009-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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