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Condition: Good+ Mild cover edge wear; light toning to edges. Spine tight.
A joyful and eclectic celebration of childrens literature, I Like This Story gathers fifty extracts personally chosen by the legendary Kaye Webb, long-time editor of Puffin Books and champion of childrens reading.
This anthology sweeps across fantasy, realism, adventure, comedy, and quiet emotional drama, mixing well-known favourites with unexpected gems. Readers move effortlessly from Charlottes Web to The BFG, from The Borrowers to Watership Down, from polar expeditions to ghostly encounters, from historical tales to whimsical invention.
Part sampler, part celebration, this book works beautifully as a gateway into wider reading, especially for young readers wanting to exploreyet equally delightful for adults seeking nostalgia in curated form. Anthony Kerinss illustrations add a soft dreamlike unity to an otherwise wide-ranging selection.
Kaye Webb (19141996) was one of the great forces behind the golden age of British childrens publishing. As editor of Puffin Books from 1961 to 1979, she revolutionised the list, championed now-classic authors, launched Puffin Club (a phenomenon in itself), and helped shape an entire generations reading habits. Her selections here reflect both her editorial intuition and her belief that children deserve rich, challenging, imaginative literature.
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