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Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep

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Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep

By Eleanor Farjeon · Illustrated by Charlotte Voake About

Elsie Piddock is a born skipper. By the age of seven, news of her skipping talents has reached the fairies and they invite her to Mount Caburn for lessons. The High Skip, the Slow Skip, the Skip Double-Double, the Long Skip, the Strong Skip, the Skip Against Trouble… Elsie Piddock learns them all, and soon there’s not a mortal or fairy to touch her. Many, many years later, a greedy Lord buys Mount Caburn and threatens to build factories on its land. Can Elsie Piddock save the skipping ground for the next generation? Sparkling with charm and a liberal sprinkling of fairy dust, Elsie Piddock’s story is one to be cherished.

AuthorEleanor Farjeon
IllustratorCharlotte Voake About
Type Of BookYounger Novel
FormatHardback
Age7+
ISBN9781406366518
Published9/03/2016
Price Per CopyRRP $17.99
1–9 copies$16.19
10–19 copies$15.29
20+ copies$14.39
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Charlotte Voake

Born and raised in Wales, Charlotte says that book illustration is “the only thing I ever wanted to do,” and she certainly has made a brilliant career of it. Skipping formal training in art, she studied art history at London University and worked at a gallery before embarking on a freelance career in illustration. Her illustrations are widely loved for their gentle wit, quiet observation, airy exuberance and utter charm. Her picture books include Ginger, winner of the Smarties Prize and its prequel, Ginger Finds a Home, which shows how the loving ministrations of a little girl transformed the title character from stray to pampered pet. More recently, Charlotte has written and illustrated Tweedle Dee Dee; Hello Twins, winner of the British Book Design and Production Award; and Pizza Kittens, winner of the Smarties Prize.

All books by Charlotte Voake