Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories

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Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside, where life is full of everyday adventures! Join the little girl in the candy-striped dress as she goes blackberry picking, gets ready to throw a party and goes to her village fete - whatever Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends are up to, you're sure to have fun when they're around. Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories contains thirteen short stories that are wonderful to read aloud and are the perfect way to introduce younger readers to the enduringly popular heroine. Not forgetting her friends little-friend-Susan and Billy Blunt! Gloriously illustrated with Joyce Lankester Brisley's original black and white line drawings, Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories is a truly special gift to treasure. The series has charmed generations of children since its first publication in 1928. Enjoy more fun adventures with More of Milly-Molly-Mandy and Further Doings of Milly-Molly-Mandy.

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I fell in love with ingenious, gentle and entrepreneurial Milly-Molly-Mandy the moment I first clapped eyes on her. -- Sally Phillips

Author Bio

Joyce Lankester Brisley was born in 1896 and studied at the Lambeth School of Art. The first Milly-Molly-Mandy stories were published in 1925 in The Christian Science Monitor, and a first collection of these stories was published in book form in 1928. An accomplished artist as well as a writer, Joyce Lankester Brisley designed posters and book jackets and also illustrated the work of other authors. She died in 1978, but Milly-Molly-Mandy's popularity lives on.