By Alfred Bestall (author)
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This is a beautifully bound gift edition of two classic tales featuring the famous bear. This edition contains two classic Alfred Bestall stories: Rupert & The Mare's Nest and Rupert & The Lost Cuckoo.
Rupert and the Mare's Nest - What's a Mare's nest? Rupert asks his father when he reads the words in a book. They don't exist, says Mr. Bear - but Rupert is determined to find one, and his search takes him to many exciting places! Rupert & The Lost Cuckoo - The cuckoo is one of the busiest birds in Nutwood Village, and how Rupert misses its cheery voice! After a long search he discovers why is has vanished from its usual home.
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Launch titles in the Heritage Collection from Egmont include: Classic Tales of Barbar by Jean de Brunhoff Classic Tales of Rupert by Alfred Bestall The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Classic Tales of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde The Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Box of Delights by John Masefield 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
Alfred Bestall was born in Mandalay, Burma i892 and spent his early years in North Wales. He studied art at Birmingham College of Art and after the First World War, when he was sent to Flanders, went on to become an illustrator of books though is best remembered for Rupert Bear. Rupert started life as a comic strip, created by Mary Tourtel, in the Daily Express in 1935 but it was Bestall who created the human-like Rupert in his checked trousers, scarf and red jumper that we all recognise today. Bestall's beautiful illustrations - inspired by his two favourite places, Snowdonia and the Sussex Weald - brought the world of Nutwood alive. The popularity of the Rupert comic strip was followed by numerous Christmas Annuals which Bestall continued to illustrate long after he wrote his final story in 1965. Bestall died on 15 January 1986, aged 93, at Wern Manor Nursing Home in Porthmadog, Wales.
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Rupert and the Mare's Nest - What's a Mare's nest? Rupert asks his father when he reads the words in a book.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Classic Tales of Rupert and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Classic Tales of Rupert features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Classic Tales of Rupert was written by Alfred Bestall and published by Egmont Heritage an imprint of Egmont Childrens Books
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