Mrs. Pepperpot Again

The long standing popularity of Mrs P. lies I think in Proysen's delicate, involving style and in the ironic fun that derives from the shrinking lady and her bossy spouse. Good stories here in which she minds an uncontrollable baby, catches her husband stealing the bramble jelly ... and Mr P. has a story all to himself. Berg's pictures are complementary, clear, characterful miniatures, superbly reproduced here. Good for reading aloud or alone, on both counts a valuable collection.