Anna S. (annapi) reviewed on 1/2/2010 + 334 more book reviews

I always loved Joan Aiken's short stories as a child, and was always intrigued by the ones about the Armitage family. So this collection of all the Armitage tales was a delight to find - it's wonderful to have all of them in one volume, and to have 4 previously unpublished ones makes it an absolute gem! All the silliness, absurdity, magic and tongue-in-cheek humor that Aiken is famous for fills these pages. I read a few to the kids, but they're a little young to fully appreciate them; even so, several passages had them in stitches. I shall enjoy returning to them time and again as I used to, and look forward to my children doing the same.

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