"This is how it all began..." From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. Beginning and ending with a birthday, this spell-binding collection conjures up a world filled with magic, where wishes can come true. A necklace of raindrops that keeps its owner dry in the heaviest rainstorm; a tiger that runs faster than the wind; a huge floating apple pie with a piece of sky in it; a baker's cat who swells to the size of a whale when his mistress feeds him yeast; a house that stands on one leg - these are just some of the objects and characters that figure in these delightful stories.
| ISBN: | 9780224083805 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2009 |
| Author: | Joan Aiken |
| Illustrator: | Jan Pienkowski |
| Publisher: | Jonathan Cape Ltd an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 108 pages |