The Tale of Tom Tiddler
By (Author) Eleanor Farjeon
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox Classics
30th September 2013
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.912
Paperback
208
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 11mm
117g
A classic, magical tale from one of the UK's most notable and well-loved children's authors, Eleanor Farjeon Tom Tiddler is going on a journey across London, with only a wise old owl and a really selfish and greedy goat for company. He is collecting and returning people's property so that they will, in turn, help him to rescue all the little girls in England from the gruesome giant Gogmagog, before he eats them! An enchanting, magical tale that will charm young and old alike.
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was a British author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She lived much of her life among the literary and theatrical circles of London, and her friends included D. H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare and Robert Frost. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle.