(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Every day, old Jim sits on a crate on a London street corner, often regaling boy Derry with fantastical tales of his youthful seagoing adventures as mate on the good ship Rocking-horse. No one can tell stories like Farjeon, and these do not disappoint. With Ardizzone's scene-setting pen-and-ink vignette illustrations, this little book has oceans of appeal.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1958; November, 2017

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Happy endings abound in this delightful book. Langley (screenwriter for The Wizard of Oz) created a cast of unforgettable characters--including Aladdin, now Emperor of China--swirling around in the frothiest of plots that races along from one improbable situation to the next. The whole thing begs to be read aloud, and the proceedings are enlivened by Ardizzone's witty pen-and-ink drawings.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Set in the Edwardian era of nurses, nannies, and governesses, three stories (Nurse Matilda, Nurse Matilda Goes to Town, and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital) are collected in this handsome omibus edition. Ardizzone's brilliantly rendered pen-and-ink drawings make this the perfect family read-aloud. A new generation can delight in the Brown children's breathtaking naughtiness. Review 8/68.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1964

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. In this reissue from the author of the beloved Moffat family books, ten-year-old Connie Ives and the other kids in her tight-knit Brooklyn neighborhood attempt to solve a crime. The unhurried pace and spot-on child's-eye view of events make this far less a mystery than a skillful depiction of the fluctuating loyalties and animosities that bind a band of children together.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1965

(2) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. The stories in this immensely satisfying reprint defy categorization, mixing fact and fantasy, sense and nonsense. There's nothing cloying or sentimental about them, shot through as they are with wisdom and longing, taking unexpected plot twists just when you think you know where the story is headed. Ardizzone's illustrations elaborate on Farjeon's stories without overwhelming them.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1956

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. These reissues have bright new jacket art but, happily, retain the original interior illustrations.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1958

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. These reissues have bright new jacket art but, happily, retain the original interior illustrations.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1960