My Naughty Little Sister

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That trifle story is the first one I remember her reading to us and I can still remember all those details and how they were sick all night! Even from a modern perspective, all this seemed unnecessarily harsh, especially since the little sister is only three or four years old.

Illustrator Shirley Hughes was on Women's Hour yesterday and I would love to ask her if she knew the author (do illustrators always know the authors? This treasure trove of sibling naughtiness contains all five books in the series: My Naughty Little Sister, More Naughty Little Sister Stories, My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry, When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good and My Naughty Little Sister’s Friends. I don't know how the author did this but the way this book is written it feels like a small girl sitting next to you and telling all the mischiefs her sister does and YOU are forced to hear it because both of them are soo cute that you cannot ignore them.Well, it may have been representative of the parenting style of a generation or two before mine, but I couldn’t stand the categorization of a child as naughty on repeat. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Edwards helped to devise the radio show Listen with Mother on which her Naughty Little Sister books were broadcast from 1950, [8] and she also wrote for Playschool and Jackanory.

There was an old portable record player in the playroom and a choice of about 6 singles to play on it. This colour treasury special edition contains a selection of best-loved stories and is perfectly complemented by Shirley Hughes' warm and nostalgic illustrations. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. She bites Father Christmas, tries to sweep her bedroom chimney, and wrecks Bad Harry's birthday by eating all the trifle by teatime. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.Great exploration of my favourite NLS story – and narrated by Felicity Kendall it’s just sublime: that right sense of trespass and admiration!

I loved meeting the characters for the first time, though I'm not sure about all of the messages - after all, children WILL get up to mischief, WILL make mistakes. But my naughty little sister did want to go, very much, so she said, “I will go, and when the horrid Father Christmas Man comes in, I will close my eyes. The Scotsman said: 'Naughtiness is naughtiness, whatever the generation, and these stories are a delight. Dorothy Edwards Dorothy Edwards dreamt up My Naughty Little Sister whilst on a family holiday in 1950. When I was little girl, (begins all Dorothy Edwards' lovely stories- but also me today) we didn't have such things as MP3 players or even CDs or even tapes.Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition.

But when she has measles she's itchy and sad and grumpy and has to stay in bed and can't be naughty at all! Hughes is a legendary artist best-known for her pictures of everyday life in all its happy mayhem and warmth. Johnny Morris reading his own very funny sories in his very funny voices was a big favourite - also Little Grey Rabbit.

It was such a thrill to see a letter about Gobbolino with drawings in the recent Puffin Books exhibition at Seven Stories.