The Old Nurse’s Stocking-Basket
The Old Nurse’s Stocking-Basket by Eleanor Farjeon is a delightful collection of bedtime stories published by Puffin Books on July 7, 2016. This edition, comprising 144 pages, invites readers into the enchanting world of an Old Nurse who, each night, shares captivating tales with children as she mends her stockings. The stories feature a variety of characters, including princes, princesses, Greek gods, and sea captains, all drawn from her extensive experience as a children’s nurse.
Readers will find a charming assortment of fairytales that not only entertain but also spark the imagination. The Old Nurse’s storytelling captivates her audience, often leading them to create larger holes in their stockings just to hear longer tales. Accompanied by evocative line drawings by Edward Ardizzone, this collection offers a nostalgic glimpse into the magic of storytelling, making it a treasured addition to any juvenile fiction library.
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Every night when the children were tucked up in bed, the Old Nurse would pull out a pair of stockings from the mending-basket and while she threaded her needle she would look in her memory for a story that fitted the size of the hole. The children always stopped their bickering at once, for none of them wanted to miss her extraordinary stories of princes and princesses, Greek gods, sea captains and other wonderful characters she had come across in her hundreds of years as a children’s nurse. All the tales were so entrancing that the boys could hardly be blamed for sometimes making large holes on purpose, so that they’d have a long story to match!
This is a charming collection of bedtime fairytale stories, with evocative line drawings by Edward Ardizzone.
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