Merry-Go-Round: Stories for seven year olds
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Merry-Go-Round: Stories for seven year olds
Pamela Oldfield
A delightful and imaginative collection of thirteen stories (and poems) for children around seven. The collection shows a gifted storyteller's concern for balance, so that it is good to have an involving story from Catherine Storr; poems from Max Fatchen and Kit Wright; The Travelling Musicians from the Grimms, de la Mare's The Ride-by-Night, and an Alison Uttley. What distinguishes this collection is the personal, engaging nature of the introductions to the pieces chosen. These include fascinating biographical touches which teach the young that there are living people who write. I'll use this a lot, not least to encourage the young to make their own similar personal collections..