ELSIE PIDDOCK SKIPS IN HER SLEEP by Eleanor Farjeon Illustrated by Charlotte Voake Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2000. First U.S. edition illustrated by Charlotte Voake, first printing thus. Ms.Voake has earned numerous awards including: the British Design and Production Award; the Blue Peter Book Award; the Sheffield Children's Book Award; the Kate Greenaway Medal; the Kurt Maschler Award; the Nestle Smarties Book Prize (Gold Silver Awards); and the National Art Library Illustration Award. Elsie first appeared in Farjeon's Martin Pippin in the Daisy Field in 1937 and has been a favorite of storytellers and their audiences ever since. Little Elsie Piddock has such a talent for skipping rope that the fairies summon her to skip for them on nearby Mount Caburn and award her with a magical rope. An aged Elsie in later years saves the Mount for the people and fairies forever with her special rope-skipping. Voake's ink drawings with watercolor washes clearly establish the turn-of-the-century English setting and illuminate the tale with deft, precise lines and delicate tints of color. This edition should not to be confused with Farjeon's 1997 release, which is smaller in format and has completely different illustrations. A lovely edition with evocative art expressing a beautifully crafted story. Fine, as-new, in color illustrated boards; in a fine, as-new dust jacket. The dust jacket illustration and the covers of the book brag two different illustrations. Original $16.99 price still intact to the front inner flap. Unusual in the first edition in this sharp condition. A delightful gift book. There is FREE SHIPPING to USA on this item. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.