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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.I fell in love with ingenious, gentle and entrepreneurial Milly-Molly-Mandy the moment I first clapped eyes on her. - Sally Phillips
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 has a tea-party, looks after a baby hedgehog and helps to thatch a roof – whatever Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends are up to, you're sure to have fun when they're around.
Further Doings of Milly-Molly-Mandy contains twelve 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 Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories and More of Milly-Molly-Mandy.
Once upon a time there was a little girl with a candy-striped dress who loved trying new things and having adventures . . .
Milly-Molly-Mandy is always ready for some fun – along with Toby the dog, little-friend-Susan and Billy Blunt, she can always find something to do in her village in the countryside. Joyce Lankester Brisley’s first collection of Milly-Molly-Mandy stories was published in 1928, and since then her tales of the little adventurer with the candy-striped dress has charmed generations of children. These beautiful hardback reissues each contain a collection of short stories and feature gorgeous original artwork from the author. Join in the fun with Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories, More of Milly-Molly-Mandy, Milly-Molly-Mandy Again and Further Doings of Milly-Molly-Mandy.