Hurry Down to Derry Fair

By Dori Chaconas

Illustrated by Gillian Tyler

A lyrical celebration of families and the fun of the fair...

Billy Brown is in a hurry. The fair is starting now. Why won’t everyone hurry up too? Well, there are pies to be baked, wood to be chopped and animals to be brushed – to show and to sell at the fair. Only Grandma is ready to go. But as Grandma and Billy set off, suddenly everyone else is in a hurry – to see the fair with Billy Brown!

Categories: Picture Books

For readers aged: 3+

Publication details:
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406303797
Published: 05 May 2011
Price: £11.99

Size: 230 x 250 mm
Pages: 36

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'For an unreconstructed comfort read, the nostalgic Hurry Down to Derry Fair is a gorgeous, pastel-toned pastoral vision of childhood... It ends with a splendid gatefold panorama of the country fair with lots of intricate details to point out.' Daily Telegraph

'For an unreconstructed comfort read, the nostalgic Hurry Down to Derry Fair is a gorgeous, pastel-toned pastoral vision of childhood rich with hot air balloons and cherry candyfloss, in which mummies make lemon pies and daddies chop wood. It ends with a splendid gatefold panorama of the country fair with lots of intricate details to point out.' Daily Telegraph

'The feel is nostalgic without sentimentality…Arrival at the fair is celebrated in a lovely four-page spread.' The Observer

'Featured/recommended' The Epoch Times

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