WOULDBEGOODS

After being banished to the countryside for creating even more mayhem than usual, the Bastable children vow to mend their ways. They establish 'The Society of the Wouldbegoods' and their first rule is: 'Every member is to be as good as possible'. But sometimes it's just not possible to be good, no matter how hard you try. A collection that will be coveted by children and adults alike, this is a title curated by Virago Press as one of the best in children's literature, timeless tales with beautiful covers to share across the generations. By the author of The Railway Children and Five Children and It. 301pp, paperback.