Black pen drawing of a small child with a basket at a market stall, a stout stallholder in a bowler hat leaning over the counter
Verse: I had a penny, A bright new penny, I took my penny To the market square. A. A. Milne, 1924
Inside: four of your photos stand up below this, with your note.

No. 82 of 101 · Storybook Classics

A Bright New Penny

Pictures by E. H. ShepardWords by A. A. Milne

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E. H. Shepard's pen drawing shows a small child with a basket at a busy market stall, paired with A. A. Milne's lines about taking a bright new penny to the market square. The verse comes from Milne's 1924 book of poems for children, which Shepard illustrated with his lively pen drawings. For a child, or anyone who grew up on Milne.

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Inside, it says

I had a penny, A bright new penny, I took my penny To the market square. A. A. Milne, 1924

On the back

Illustrations: E. H. Shepard / Words: A. A. Milne, 1924 / A. A. Milne's 1924 book of verse for children, with E. H. Shepard's pen drawings. / US ONLY / Storybook Classics / No. 82/101

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