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By Sun and Candlelight
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By Sun and Candlelight

by Shirley Hughes

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Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9780340989647

Price: £12.99

ON SALE: 4th November 2010

Genre: Children's, Teenage & Educational / Children's / Teenage Poetry, Anthologies, Annuals / Poetry (children's

Hardcover

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This stunning gift collection that celebrates the riches of a lifetime with poems and writings to mark each of the major milestones – childhood, young adulthood, falling in love, family life, growing older and death.

‘With delightful illustrations, it is a gem that promises to delight for a lifetime.’ – Daily Record

Reviews

Beautiful. For adults to rediscover, for children to delight in and for both to share together.
Carousel
An anthology of verse and prose for all ages, much enhanced by Shirley Hughes' illustrations.
Spectator
Perfect for reading together.
Daily Express
A beautiful book.
School Librarian
So many images that show the artist's skill, her insight and her quiet humanity.
School Librarian
With delightful illustrations, it is a gem that promises to delight for a lifetime.
11/01/14
Shirley Hughes is a national treasure
Philip Pullman, School Librarian
A book for all the family
Carousel
With delightful illustrations, it is a gem that promises to delight for a lifetime
Scottish Daily Record