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A Necklace of Raindrops (Puffin Books)Snagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here!  EAN: 9780140307542 Edition: New Ed ISBN: 0140307540 Label: Puffin Books Manufacturer: Puffin Books Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: September 25, 1975 Publisher: Puffin Books Studio: Puffin Books Related Items:
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 Rating: - A Necklace of RaindropsThis really is the most wonderful book. Joan Aitkin's stories combined with the mystical, beautiful illustrations by Jan Pienkowski really are unforgettable, I read them 20 yrs ago when I was small and they made such an impression, I can't recommend this enough! Rating: - What children should remember from bedtime readingAmanda Craig's right - Jan Pienkowski's illustrations are truly magical, which makes it unbelievable that they'd be replaced by the bland ones of this edition. Joan Aiken's stories are perfect bedtime reading - both adult and child. They're exhilirating tales of good and evil, but tinged with an other worldliness that makes it impossible to be anything other than completely captivated. Needless to say, this is a damn fine book and you'd be an idiot not to get hold of a copy. Just try and get the Pienkowski illustrated version: they really play up to the text and make reading these lovely stories even more of a pleasure. Rating: - A classic collection of magical tales for 5+ childrenOne of the best possible books to give to a child, made even more magical by the exquisite silhoueete pictures of the Polish artist Jan Pienkowski. The ifrst story, about a little gilr, Laura, who gets the North Wind as her godfather after her own father untangles him, is one of the best. Laura gets a new raindrop each with a magical power to do with water (not getting wet in the rain, beoing able to make the rain stop etc) but when she takes it to school a wicked girl steals it. How Laura gets the necklace back and finds new friends is perfect. The other stories also delightful. Also thoroughly recommend Tales of A one-Way Street and A Harp of Fishbones. Older children will adore the WOlves of Willoughby Chase sequence Rating: - Brings back memories ...I remember this book from years ago it was one of my favourites. I tried to pick it up again a few years ago but it was out of print. Its brilliant. I love it. The raindrop story is one of my all time favourites. Definitely a good buy! Rating: - A book to be forever rememberedI read this book as a child. Two stories in the book have children with the same names as myself and my best friend of that time. My book is falling apart, I cannot wait to get the new copy so i can read it again.  Try searching the Internet for "A Necklace of Raindrops (Puffin Books)" or Ebay for "A Necklace of Raindrops (Puffin Books)". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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