Mary Had a Little LambA book to share and treasure this favourite nursery rhyme is illustrated with warmth and inventiveness by Kate Willis Crowley. Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow Why does the playful little lamb follow Mary everywhere? The contemporary illustrations show Mary's devotion for her lamb and bring the much loved poem to life for a new generation of children. With instructions for making your own special little lamb mask at the end of the

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