Eleanor Farjeon

27 illustrated short stories full of heart and whimsy, by the Carnegie Medal–winning author—a perfect read-aloud collection for middle grade readers who love folklore and fairy tales.
In The Little Bookroom, Eleanor Farjeon mischievously tilts our workaday world to reveal its wonders and follies. Her selection of her favorite stories describes powerful—and sometimes exceedingly silly—monarchs, and commoners...

Cats sleep on tables, chairs, sofas, in closets, in shoeboxes--all around the house.

A collection of twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, chosen especially by her for this volume's first publishing in 1955.

Old Jim the sailor never tires of telling stories of his adventures at sea. Strange tales including "The green sea kitten", "The seasick codfish", "The young moon who was lonely" and many more.

A collection of poems introducing the letters of the alphabet through descriptions of various aspects of city life.

The pedlar tells the story of his adventures walking across England alphabetically.