Dorothy Edwards | Bookhype

Dorothy Edwards dreamt up 'My Naughty Little Sister' whilst on a family holiday in 1950. Dorothy based the character on her younger sister, Phyllis, and went on to write five books about her naughty little sister with wide acclaim. Dorothy became a household name and her stories were read and loved across the globe. She became a fixture of a radio show in the 1950s called Read with Mother and she also wrote for Playschool and Jackanory. Dorothy died in 1982, aged 68.

Oct 1989

Cover of My Naughty Little Sister at the Fair

My Naughty Little Sister at the Fair (New-look Books)

Oct 1989

Cover of My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry's Rabbit

My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry's Rabbit (New-look Books)

5 Oct 1989

Cover of My Naughty Little Sister Goes Fishing

My Naughty Little Sister Goes Fishing (Magnet Books)

Sep 1976

Cover of Dad's New Car

Jan 16, 1976

Cover of Look, See and Touch Book

Look, See and Touch Book (Starting Books)

Jan 16, 1976

Cover of A Walk Your Fingers Story

A Walk Your Fingers Story (Starting Books)

Sep 11, 1975

Cover of The Magician Who Kept a Pub and Other Stories

The Magician Who Kept a Pub and Other Stories (A Young Lion read aloud)

Aug 21, 1975

Cover of A Wet Monday

A Wet Monday (New-look Books)

Apr 11, 1974

Cover of My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry

My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry (TempoREED S.) (Young Puffin Books) (Read Aloud Books) (My Naughty Little Sister)

Nov 23, 1973

Cover of Janie's Cooking Day

Janie's Cooking Day (Storychair Books)

May 25, 1973

Cover of Sam's Woolly Hat

Sam's Woolly Hat (Storychair Books)

Jan 18, 1973

Cover of Look, Look, a Cookery Book

Look, Look, a Cookery Book (Starting Books)

Jan 18, 1973

Cover of Listen and Play Rhymes

Listen and Play Rhymes (Starting Books)

Jan 18, 1973

Cover of Look, Look, My Garden Book

Look, Look, My Garden Book (Starting Books)

Sep 10, 1971

Cover of Roger's Trains

Roger's Trains (Storychair Books)

Sep 10, 1971

Cover of Peter Nick-Nock and the Cuckoo Clock

Peter Nick-Nock and the Cuckoo Clock (Storychair Books)

Jul 15, 1971

Cover of Joe and Timothy Together

Joe and Timothy Together (Read Aloud Books) (Young Puffin Books)

Jan 21, 1971

Cover of More Naughty Little Sister Stories

More Naughty Little Sister Stories (My Naughty Little Sister) (TempoREED S.) (Read Aloud Books)

Oct 1969

Cover of Tales of Joe and Timothy

Tales of Joe and Timothy (Read Aloud Books) (Young Puffin Books)

30 Mar 1992

Cover of All About "My Naughty Little Sister"

All About "My Naughty Little Sister"

2 Aug 2010

Cover of My Naughty Little Sister's Friends

My Naughty Little Sister's Friends (Read Aloud Books) (My Naughty Little Sister) (TempoREED S.)

Jun 1, 1969

Cover of My Naughty Little Sister

My Naughty Little Sister (My Naughty Little Sister) (A Magnet book) (Young Puffin Books) (TempoREED S.) (Read Aloud Books)

1 Oct 2002

Cover of When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good

When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good (My Naughty Little Sister) (Read Aloud Books) (TempoREED S.) (Puffin Picture Books)

Jan 1, 1920

Cover of Naughty Little Sister (Tape)

Naughty Little Sister (Tape) (Puffin Cover to Cover Story Tape)