A time-travelling adventure that finds Elsie in the India of her great-uncle's youth. By the daughter of the generally unsung tho' marvellous literary lion, Barry of that ilk. Ages 8-12.
A first collaboration for children by two great writers - who happen to be married to each other - about Maud, a guinea pig dressed for Judo and addessing her individuality: "Life's too sho... read more
... is an enormous train that whisks away two children on a series of adventures, with a porcupine, a polar bear and many other animals aboard - and in danger. Ages 7-10.
Another exhilerating Sri Lankan adventure from the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Packed with shipwrecks, sea-monsters and missing treasure.
October is a girl living a wild life in the woods with her father; a glorious existence of wood fires, reading, growing vegetables, far from the madding crowd. Her idyll is rocked by an owl,... read more