The Ruth Ainsworth Book

by Ruth Ainsworth, Shirley Hughes (Illustrator)

Thirty-six brief tales include "When I was Small as a Pin," "Mr. Moon," "A Cradle for a Fairy."

286 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Ruth Gallard Ainsworth was a British writer, of over seventy children's books and numerous radio scripts.

Reviews

[Morgan Ellsworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this book as a child. I read them myself as a young reader and I thought the stories were so magical. Now reading them to my 3 year old and she LOVES them as well.

I wish I could find it in English, though.

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really lovely stories for the littles. It's also has delightful illustrations by Shirley Hughes which adds to its charm.

[Eline Vanheule · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it as a child, and am reading it again with my daughter. Very nice stories, about playing outside with the world to discover. What every childhood should look like!

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first part of this book is pretty much all short stories and they are all great. Towards the end, there are a few slightly longer stories. My 5 year old nephew was still able to sit through them but it was a little bit of a stretch. But overall, he said he liked all of the stories and called them all "awesome." :o)