In this amusing farmyard comedy a conceited little lamb badly needs a lesson in manners.
Through his bad behaviour and vanity the foolish lamb becomes unpopular with the other farmyard animals, and the trying experiences he has in learning the leason, make a story all children will enjoy.
Opening
text
Once upon a time there was a little white lamb. He lived in a farmhouse with the farmer and his wife, and their little daughter.
Characters
and Keywords
The conceited lamb - farmer - little white lambs - horses - cows - cocks - hens - chickens - tabby cat - black and white dog - Bob - Turkeys - apple - cherry - plum - pear - pastures - farm -pink satin ribbon - Snowball - little mistress - rude manners - ducks - beautiful white coat - farmer\'s wife - bow - rude - Dolly - Dobbin - farmyard - black dye - black ribbon - pigsty - little girl
First
edition
issue points for collectors
Hardback book issued with dust-wrapper. Original price of 2'6 Net is shown on the inside front flap of the wrapper. There should be a colour illustration pasted to the upper middle section of the front board. The endpapers are pictorial and show a picture of a lamb, cows and horses. On the verso of the front flyleaf it states "First publihed, 1951"
There is a catalogue page at the rear of the book with a list of titles available in other series. The last title listed in each series is as follows:
Series 401: The Green Umbrella Series 413: Dick Whittington Series 417: The Snowman Series 455: Uncle Mac's ladybird ABC Series 474: The first day of spring
