Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This dear old classic, published almost half a century ago, may be short on colour, but it's long on charm, and remains the perfect book to read to a drowsy child as the rain pounds the bedroom window.

Calming and reassuring, with words kept to a minimum, it's a gentle jewel.

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