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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 goes blackberry picking, gets ready to throw a party and goes to her village fete – whatever Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends are up to, you're sure to have fun when they're around.
Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories contains thirteen 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 More of Milly-Molly-Mandy and Further Doings 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.