The Talkative Sparrow ─ And Other Stories

The stories include The Talkative Sparrow; The Tale of Peter Peregrine Patch; The Spindle, The Shuttle and the Needle, The Story of Mother Fox and the Tiger; and The Old Woman, the Pixies, and the Tulips.

Annette Elizabeth Clark was born in 1875 and, with pioneering courage, determined to make her gift for storytelling her life's work. She narrated her stories to great acclaim at events and gatherings of children, and became a very successful, much published author. She broadcast on the radio and once traveled across the Atlantic as guest of the National Girl Scouts of America, where she gave lectures in 1931. She received enthusiastic write ups in the American press. Her books of stories have reprinted many times, and include The Cat that Climbed the Christmas Tree and Dobbin and the Silver Shoes.