Mary Poggs and the Sunshine

by C . West (Illustrator), VivianFrench (Author), Colin Weat (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $8.60

  The villagers of Nornigig think that they are the cleverest around. But then they learn that the inhabitants of nearby Drumble Drone have outsmarted them by putting handles on their baskets. Mary Poggs seeks the advice of the village's thinker, Old Down, who comes up with the idea of building a very tall tower. The only problem is that the villagers forget to put in any windows, which would make them look pretty silly when the Drumble Droners come to visit. Luckily Mary Poggs comes up with an answer - and with some very clever thinking, she saves the face of the village. Vivian French's books include Jackson's Juniors , Tillie McGillie's Fantastical Chair , Under the Moon , Zenobia and Mouse , Tottie Pig's Special Birthday , Once Upon a Time , Caterpillar Caterpillar and Why the Sea Is Salt . Colin West has written and illustrated numerous verse and picture books for children, including five jungle tales: Go Tell It To The Toucan ; Have You Seen The Crocodile? ; Hello, Great Big Bullfrog ; Not Me, Said the Monkey ; and Pardon? Said the Giraffe .

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $4.36

  Young Mary's bright idea is a ray of sunshine to her fellow villagers - in this tale for children. The villagers of Nornigig think that they are the cleverest around. But then they learn that the inhabitants of nearby Drumble Drone have outsmarted them by putting handles on their baskets. What can Nornigig do to better that? Mary Poggs seeks the advice of the village's thinker, Old Down, who comes up with the idea of building a very tall tower. The only problem is that the villagers forget to put in any windows, which would make them look pretty silly when the Drumble Droners come to visit. Luckily, Mary Poggs comes up with the answer - and with some very clever thinking, she saves the face of the villagers. Vivian French's books include Jackson's Juniors ' Tillie McGillie's Fantastical Chair , Under the Moon , Zenobia and Mouse , Tottie Pig's Special Birthday , Once upon a Time Why the Sea is Salt Princess Primrose , Lazy Jack , A Song for Little Toad and the Read and Wonder titles Caterpiller, Caterpiller (shortlisted for the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award), The Apple Trees and Spider Watching . Colin West has written and illustrated a number of books for children, including Go Tell It To The Toucan , Have You Seen the Crocodile? , Hello, Great Big Bullfrog! , 'Not Me' Said the Monkey and 'Pardon' Said the Giraffe .