Eleanor Farjeon was een Engelse auteur wiens diverse literaire werk kinderboeken, toneelstukken, poëzie, biografieën, geschiedenis en satire omvatte. Haar werken, vaak verrijkt met charmante illustraties, worden geprezen om hun unieke mengeling van fantasie en intellectuele diepgang. Farjeon liet een belangrijke indruk achter in de literatuur, met name op het gebied van kinderliteratuur, waar haar nalatenschap blijft inspireren via een prestigieuze prijs die in haar geheugen is ingesteld.
The Carnegie Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal recipient Eleanor Farjeon's ELSIE PIDDOCK SKIPS IN HER SLEEP. This magical and unforgettable classic tale is about Elsie Piddock who has a great talent for skipping rope and the fairies together saving the land from a new lord. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake, Korean edition translated by Kim Seo Jeong. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
“In the home of my childhood there was a room we called ‘The Little Bookroom.’ . . . That dusty bookroom, whose windows were never opened . . . opened magic casements for me through which I looked out on other worlds . . . worlds filled with poetry and prose and fact and fantasy. . .” —Eleanor Farjeon 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 who are every bit their match; musicians and dancers who live for aft rather than earthly reward; and a goldfish who wishes to "marry the Moon, surpass the Sun, and possess the World."
The story revolves around the mysterious past of Aunt Addie, whose secrets begin to unravel after her death. As family members delve into her life, they uncover hidden truths and long-buried memories that challenge their perceptions of her. Themes of family loyalty, the weight of secrets, and the complexity of relationships are explored as the characters confront their own identities in light of what they learn about Aunt Addie. The narrative weaves a rich tapestry of emotions and revelations that resonate with the reader.
Wandering minstrel, Martin Pippin, encounters six little girls on his travels - who beg him to tell them stories. This he does whilst they are making daisy chains, and so his wonderful tales of magicians, mermaids, pirates and pigs are here-recounted.
Je to rámcová skladba, která ve formě vzájemného vyprávění skupiny poutníků, cestujících ke hrobu Tomáše Becketa, přináší řadu humorných i melancholických historek, pohádek a legend. Vypravěči jsou zástupci nejrůz. společenských skupin, šlechtic, voják, mnich, sedlák..atd. Autor s velkým pochopením a smyslem pro humor a pro individ. typizaci postav čerpá ze svých vlastních zkušeností s lidmi a vytváří před námi velmi živé, skutečné postavy, se všemi jejich chybami i přednostmi. Vyprávění skupiny poutníků, putujících ke hrobu Tomáše Becketa přináší řadu humorných i melancholických historek, pohádek a legend.
