Tales of Trotter Street

By Shirley Hughes

Book Overview

Welcome to Trotter Street -- a place invented by Shirley Hughes, and yet as familiar to readers as their own neighborhoods. Now four wonderfully warm and funny stories about the families who live there -- Angel Mae, The Big Concrete Lorry, Wheels, and The Snow Lady -- are collected in one volume. And on every page, Shirley Hughes's brilliant and loving eye vividly captures the delicious, delightful ordinariness of side-by-side, day-to-day life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763600903
• ISBN13: 9780763600907
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Hughes is a gem - loving, gentle, richly depicted scenes

We discovered Hughes while living "down under" where she is better known thanks to Australia's strong ties to Britain. Also highly recommend her poems such as found in _The Nursery Collection_. Wonderful, rich illustrations; warm, loving families.

Terrific stories and detail for age 3 and up

Shirley Hughes's books are generally terrific. This is a great way to buy, since a collection is cheaper than the individual books, though the price is quite high in US $, being a British edition.