The Stable that Stayed

by Josephine Balfour Payne, Joan Balfour Payne (Illustrator)

This is an enchanting picture book about a stable owned by a fashionable family in the Gay Nineties. When they moved out, the stable was empty and lonely. Soon cats and bats, dogs and mice moved in to keep it company. Finally a joyous artist and his family joined the others and with this menagerie he never ran out of things to paint.

47 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

Reviews

[Mississippi Library Commission · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Once there was a stable that was Red and Beautiful and very Fine." The Stable that Stayed was a treat to read. A very proper and very boring family move away from this fine place and an assortment of animals move in. Eventually, a fun-loving, book-reading family move in as well and they delight in all the comforts the stable and its surrounding property have to offer. The illustrations are as sweet as the story.

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