Mrs Pepperpot's Outing

Mrs Pepperpot's Outing

by Alf Proysen (Author), Alf Proysen (Author)

Synopsis

A day out in the countryside is never an ordinary outing if Mrs Pepperpot's involved. First, she has to be rescued from a mountain of ice cream by an abandoned kitten. Then she has to use her wits to outsmart a crafty fox and rescue a puppy from the circus. In fact she shrinks five times - and Mr Pepperpot hardly notices a thing! A compilation of four fantastic short stories including: Mrs Pepperpot's Outing; Mrs Pepperpot Has a Visitor From America; Gapy Gob Gets a Letter From the King; Mrs Pepperpot and the Budgerigar.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 07 Jan 1988

ISBN 10: 0099574101
ISBN 13: 9780099574101
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: A fresh cover and reissue of one of the original and classic Pepperpot compilations

Media Reviews
The stories have that sense of magic which all the best children's stories have * Independent on Sunday *
Author Bio
Alf Proysen was born in 1914 in Norway, where he became an important figure in literature, music, television and radio. He is best remembered in the English-speaking world for his stories of Mrs Pepperpot (known as the teaspoon lady in his native land). The first book was released in 1956 to immediate success, and his stories have been loved by children ever since and have been translated into many different languages. He died in 1970 at the age of 56.