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Mystifying: Sinister Stories of the Unexplained

Product Description: Just in time for the spooky season, this collection of nineteen stories is full of mysterious circumstances and spine-tingling plot twists. Edited by one of the greats of children's literature and including stories by such masterful authors as Ursula Le Guin, Joan Aiken, Diana Wynne Jones, and Agatha Christie, this collection is just the thing to get readers' pulses racing...read more

By Helen Cresswell (compiler)

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Paperback:

9780753462454 | Kingfisher, September 16, 2008, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Just in time for the spooky season, this collection of nineteen stories is full of mysterious circumstances and spine-tingling plot twists.

Ordinary Jack

Everybody in Jack's family seems to be brilliant - apart from Jack and his downtrodden dog Zero. The author is the much-loved writer of over 40 children's books. She's the author of classics such as 'Lizzie Dripping' as well as having adapted 'The Demon Headmaster' for television. She has been runner-up for the Carnegie Medal four times.

By Helen Cresswell

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Hardcover:

9781850899198 | Large print edition (Abc-Clio Inc, November 1, 1987), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Eleven-year-old Jack, the only 'ordinary' member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.

9780027255409 | Atheneum, September 1, 1977, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Eleven-year-old Jack, the only 'ordinary' member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.

Paperback:

9780192753991 | New edition (Oxford Univ Pr, March 3, 2005), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Everybody in Jack's family seems to be brilliant - apart from Jack and his downtrodden dog Zero.

9780140311761 | Reissue edition (Viking Childrens Books, February 1, 1987), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Tired of being the only unexceptional member of the talented Bagthorpe family, eleven-year-old Jack decides to distinguish himself as a self-proclaimed prophet

Absolute Zero

When Uncle Parker wins a luxury holiday in a slogan competition, the rest of the Bagthorpes are determined that they can do better. Suddenly there isn't an unfilled entry form to be found. The author Cresswell has written over 40 much-loved books for children, as well as adapting stars such as 'The Demon Headmaster' for television.

By Helen Cresswell

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Hardcover:

9780027255508 | Atheneum, March 1, 1978, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The members of a talented, eccentric, English family eagerly enter slogan-writing contests and are rewarded with such prizes as a trip to a health farm and the opportunity to appear in a toothpaste commercial

Paperback:

9780192754004 | New edition (Oxford Univ Pr, March 3, 2005), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: When Uncle Parker wins a luxury holiday in a slogan competition, the rest of the Bagthorpes are determined that they can do better.

9780140311778 | Reissue edition (Viking Childrens Books, February 1, 1987), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: The members of a talented, eccentric, English family eagerly enter slogan-writing contests and are rewarded with such prizes as a trip to a health farm and the opportunity to appear in a toothpaste commercial

Rumpelstiltskin

Product Description: A retelling of the traditional spine-chilling tales of Rumplstiltskin. A young girl is locked in a room, and on the strength of her father's boast, she is requested by the king to spin gold. In a panic, she pledges her first born child to the creature that can help her.

By Helen Cresswell and Stephen Player (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780750020367 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young, December 1, 1997, cover price $55.01 | About this edition: A retelling of this traditional fairy-story with full colour illustrations.

Paperback:

9780340877876 | Hodder & Stoughton, March 1, 2004, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the traditional spine-chilling tales of Rumplstiltskin.

9780750020374 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young, December 1, 1997, cover price $22.01 | About this edition: A retelling of this traditional fairy-story with full colour illustrations.

Prebinding:

9781417645077 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2004, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: A retelling of this traditional fairy-story with full colour illustrations.

Mystery Stories

Collects nineteen mysteries by such authors as Vivien Alcock, Ray Bradbury, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Diana Wynne Jones, with several subgenres represented, including fantasy, detective stories, and horror.

By Helen Cresswell

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Prebinding:

9781417606849 | Turtleback Books, June 1, 2003, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Collects nineteen mysteries by such authors as Vivien Alcock, Ray Bradbury, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Diana Wynne Jones, with several subgenres represented, including fantasy, detective stories, and horror.

The Sea Piper and the Little Sea Horse

By Helen Cresswell and Julia McKenzie (narrator)

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780754050780 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, July 1, 1999), cover price $18.95

The Little Grey Donkey

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By Jason Cockcroft (illustrator) and Helen Cresswell

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Paperback:

9780340704516 | Hodder & Stoughton, June 1, 1999, cover price $7.99

Mystery at Winklesea

Product Description: Dan and Mary find the perfect present for their mother in the shop at the seaside, an egg-shaped stone with "A Gift from Winklesea" written on it. One day it hatches and out comes an amazing creature. This book contains a story about the adventures that Dan and Mary have with him...read more

By Helen Cresswell and Susan Winter (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780340646434 | Hodder & Stoughton, June 1, 1999, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Dan and Mary find the perfect present for their mother in the shop at the seaside, an egg-shaped stone with "A Gift from Winklesea" written on it.

The Sea Piper

Product Description: Every day Harriet's father is out at sea with the shrimping fleet, while she hunts for shrimps in the rock pools. Until one day, suddenly there are no shrimps. Out collecting shells, Harriet meets a stranger - the mysterious sea piper...read more

By Jason Cockcroft (illustrator) and Helen Cresswell

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Paperback:

9780340682852 | Hodder & Stoughton, June 1, 1999, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Every day Harriet's father is out at sea with the shrimping fleet, while she hunts for shrimps in the rock pools.

A Game of Catch

Product Description: A ghost story set in the grounds of a mysterious castle. When Katie goes skating on the lake with her brother Hugh, strange figures emerge through the falling snow and invite her to join their game.

By Helen Cresswell

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Paperback:

9780340634622, titled "Game of Catch" | Hodder & Stoughton, June 1, 1999, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A ghost story set in the grounds of a mysterious castle.

School and Library:

9780027254402 | Atheneum, April 1, 1977, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A contemporary girl plays a 'game of catch' with two children from an eighteenth-century painting.

Garlunk Pack Of 6

Product Description: Garlunk tells the story of Poppy, who has read all about giants in story books and now she wants to meet a real one! Garlunk is one of thirteen books that make up Independent Reading Level A, for children in Year 3/Primary 4. This phase of Cambridge Reading aims to extend children's experience of fiction and motivate them to enjoy reading...read more

By Margaret Chamberlain and Helen Cresswell (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780521648820 | Cambridge Univ Pr, June 18, 1998, cover price $57.00 | About this edition: Garlunk tells the story of Poppy, who has read all about giants in story books and now she wants to meet a real one!

Garlunk

By Margaret Chamberlain (illustrator) and Helen Cresswell

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Paperback:

9780521468909 | Cambridge Univ Pr, April 30, 1998, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Garlunk tells the story of Poppy, who has read all about giants in story books and now she wants to meet a real one!

Time Out

Product Description: Twelve-year-old Tweeny and her parents, servants in a London house in 1887, use a book of magic spells to travel forward in time 100 years and find the England of 1987 to be an astonishing place.

By Helen Cresswell

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Hardcover:

9780718826581 | Lutterworth Pr, August 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Tweeny and her parents, servants in a London house in 1887, use a book of magic spells to travel forward in time 100 years and find the England of 1987 to be an astonishing place.

Bagthorpes Besieged

The ninth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family, who were the subject of a television serialization in the 1980s. Mr Bagthorpe is suspected of being a terrorist - and of murdering his wife, who has disappeared. The police and the press descend en masse, and the family is under siege.

By Helen Cresswell

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Paperback:

9780571179480 | New edition (Gardners Books, June 9, 1997), cover price $8.45 | About this edition: The ninth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family, who were the subject of a television serialization in the 1980s.

The Little Sea Pony

When Molly's fisherman father brings her a magical white pony from the sea, the townspeople, who think it will bring them good luck, take it away from her and lock it in a cage in the center of the village

By Jason Cockcroft (illustrator) and Helen Cresswell

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Paperback:

9780064420594 | Trophy Pr, June 1, 1997, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: When Molly's fisherman father brings her a magical white pony from the sea, the townspeople, who think it will bring them good luck, take it away from her and lock it in a cage in the center of the village

Mystery Stories

Gathers mysteries by Joan Aiken, Agatha Christie, Ray Bradbury, Ambrose Bierce, Ursula Le Guin, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

By Helen Cresswell (editor) and Adrian Reynolds (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780753450253 | Kingfisher, September 15, 1996, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A collection of nineteen mysterious stories involving surprising circumstances, unexpected crimes, and eerie events, by such authors as Vivien Alcock, Ray Bradbury, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Diana Wynne Jones.

The Watchers: A Mystery at Alton Towers

Product Description: Tired of living at the Kirby House orphanage, Katy and Josh run away to Alton Towers, a castle turned amusement park, but their hideout becomes the center of a battle between the universal forces of good and evil.

By Helen Cresswell

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780807275658 | Listening Library, August 1, 1995, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Tired of living at the Kirby House orphanage, Katy and Josh run away to Alton Towers, a castle turned amusement park, but their hideout becomes the center of a battle between the universal forces of good and evil.

School and Library:

9780027253719 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Two runaway children hide out in a theme park and become enmeshed in an unearthly battle between the forces of good and evil

The Watchers: A Mystery at Alton Towers/Book and 4 Audio Cassettes

By Helen Cresswell

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780807275665 | Listening Library, August 1, 1995, cover price $33.98

Posy Bates and the Bag Lady

After befriending a homeless woman, Posy converts her family's henhouse into a home for her

By Helen Cresswell

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Hardcover:

9780745126692 | Large print edition (Chivers North Amer, December 1, 1994), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: After befriending a homeless woman, Posy converts her family's henhouse into a home for her

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745144764 | Chivers Audio Books, December 1, 1993, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Posy Bates is up to her usual tricks.

The Bagthorpe Triangle

Product Description: Confusion reigns at Unicorn House as the search for the recently disappeared resident tramp gets underway. As the police become involved, their best efforts are constantly undermined by various members of the Bagthorpe family as each pursues his or her own line of investigation - and disappears...read more

By Helen Cresswell and Christian Rodska (contributor)

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745124513 | Chivers North Amer, October 1, 1994, cover price $32.95 | About this edition: Confusion reigns at Unicorn House as the search for the recently disappeared resident tramp gets underway.

Classic Fairy Tales

A collection featuring such tales as 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears,' 'Cinderella,' 'Rapunzel,' 'Snow-White and Rose-Red,' and 'Hansel and Gretel'

By Helen Cresswell and Carol Lawson (illustrator)

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Library:

9780307175038 | Artist & Writers Guild Books, April 1, 1994, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection featuring such tales as 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears,' 'Cinderella,' 'Rapunzel,' 'Snow-White and Rose-Red,' and 'Hansel and Gretel'

Posy Bates, Again!

Posy Bates returns in new collection of zany mishaps and misadventures as she plays hairdresser for her friend Sam, tries her hand at housework, goes on a camping trip with her fellow Brownies, and stages the kidnapping of her little brother.

By Helen Cresswell

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745144214 | Chivers Audio Books, June 1, 1992, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A new collection of six stories featuring Helen Cresswell's mischievous heroine, Posy Bates and her uproarious shenanigans.

School and Library:

9780027253726 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1994, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Posy Bates and her stray dog Buggins seem to get into nothing but mischief no matter how good their intentions are

Lizzie Dripping and the Witch

Product Description: Six stories involving Lizzie Dripping. Lizzie, of all the people in Little Hemlock, has her own private witch - a witch that only she can see and talk to. As a result, although life for Lizzie is often exciting, or strange, or even rather scary, it is never, never dull.

By Helen Cresswell

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Hardcover:

9780745116815 | Large print edition (Chivers, January 1, 1993), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Six stories involving Lizzie Dripping.

Meet Posy Bates

Product Description: Stick insects, spiders, ladybirds and hedgehogs are just some of the creatures Posey Bates likes to share her home with--much to her mother's horror and her baby brother Fred's delight. In six captivating stories, listeners see Posey as inventor, meeting the bag lady, judging the Great Green Pet Show, and finally finding a real, dour-legged furry pet of her own...read more

By Helen Cresswell

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745184746 | Chivers Audio Books, December 1, 1991, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Stick insects, spiders, ladybirds and hedgehogs are just some of the creatures Posey Bates likes to share her home with--much to her mother's horror and her baby brother Fred's delight.

Almost Good-Bye

A boy mistakenly wishes to be invisible after finding a genie-filled lantern and fears he will be left forever in his unsightly situation.

By Judy Brown and Helen Cresswell

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School and Library:

9780525448587 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1992, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: While collecting things to sell for a school White Elephant sale, two friends are given a lamp with unexpected magic qualities

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