Birdy and the Ghosties
Birdy and the Ghosties

Author: Jill Paton Walsh

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-02-09

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 0750270594

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Sometimes, Birdy watches her father row people across the dangerous sea, but when the wrinkled old woman asks to be ferried across, Birdy jumps in too. The woman tells Birdy that she has second sight, but Birdy isn't sure she wants this special gift. However, soon she finds that looking twice at things can bring the most unexpected results . . . With an engaging story told in short chapters, and illustrations in black and white and colour on every double-page spread, this short novel is ideal for newly confident readers.

The Ghost Bus
The Ghost Bus

Author: Anthony Masters

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-03-22

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0750270799

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These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

My Teacher The Ghost
My Teacher The Ghost

Author: Emma Fischel

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-02-23

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 0750270756

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These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

Author: Jack Zipes

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 757

ISBN-13: 0199689822

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This Oxford companion provides an authoritative reference source for fairy tales, exploring the tales themselves, both ancient and modern, the writers who wrote and reworked them and related topics such as film, art, opera and even advertising.

Emily's Legs
Emily's Legs

Author: Dick King-Smith

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-02-09

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 0750270608

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Emily was like her ninety-nine brothers and sisters, until she won all the eight-legged races at spider sports. People grew suspicious. And then, they counted her legs. She had ten! It's not her fault, but everyone turns against her. But there's something very special about Emily's legs that will change her life for ever . . .

The Shoemaker's Boy
The Shoemaker's Boy

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-02-23

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 0750270705

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As Jem, the Shoemaker's boy, works at night in his father's shop he has three strange visitors asking for some silver keys. Jem must keep the silver keys safe, but how...?

British Children's Writers Since 1960
British Children's Writers Since 1960

Author: Caroline Collins Hunt

Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Essays on authors whose works range from the traditional or reactionary, to the experimental. During this time, the "problem novel" gained ground. Competition from other media, such as the television, influenced the juvenile-book market. During this period a publishers' group was formed to give serious thought to the direction in which juvenile books should go.

Beware The Wicked Web
Beware The Wicked Web

Author: Anthony Masters

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-02-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 075027073X

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These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

The Thief's Daughter
The Thief's Daughter

Author: Alan Marks

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-02-23

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 0750270713

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The key was so beautiful ... it would open something very precious. Magpie's father tells amazing stories, and teaches her right from wrong. So when she discovers the golden key, she tries to find its owner. At first the key leads only to trouble, but in the end it brings Magpie's family good fortune - and the most amazing story of them all...

Plant Attack
Plant Attack

Author: Brian Morse

Publisher: Wayland

Published: 2012-03-08

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 0750270772

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These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.