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In these two stories the protagonists have mischievous fun with a former pirate and a band of robbers.

Paperback:

9781567921694 | David R Godine Pub, February 1, 2001, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: In these two stories the protagonists have mischievous fun with a former pirate and a band of robbers.

Prebinding:

9781439502853 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 26, 2008), cover price $15.95

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When he and his mother pick up a pair of hitchhikers who possess a strange talent--everything they say comes true--an old woman reveals her sinister identity, a haunted cottage brings summer chills, and more. Original.

Paperback:

9780590739047, titled "The Hitchhikers: Stories from Joy Cowley" | Point, August 1, 1997, cover price $4.50 | About this edition: When he and his mother pick up a pair of hitchhikers who possess a strange talent--everything they say comes true--an old woman reveals her sinister identity, a haunted cottage brings summer chills, and more.

Reinforced:

9780606114639, titled "The Hitchhikers: Stories from Joy Cowley" | Demco Media, August 1, 1997, cover price $11.76

Prebinding:

9780613136532 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $12.60

A collection of seven stories with traditional folklore themes set in the wild and lonely places of New Zealand.
By Anthony Holcroft and Timothy Ide (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780702226694 | Univ of Queensland Pr, December 1, 1995, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A collection of seven stories with traditional folklore themes set in the wild and lonely places of New Zealand.

A collection of short stories by the noted New Zealand author
By Jan Ormerod (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606062749 | Demco Media, May 1, 1994, cover price $11.05 | About this edition: A collection of short stories by the noted New Zealand author

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A collection of short stories by the noted New Zealand author
By Margaret Mahy and Jan Ormerod (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780688127985 | Reprint edition (Beech Tree Books, May 1, 1994), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A collection of short stories by the noted New Zealand author

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Lively full-color illustrations complement an anthology of twelve read-aloud tales, which includes the story of a mouse that does his best to convince a cat that he is a dog and an account of a hilarious shopping expedition.
By Margaret Mahy and Wendy Smith (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689506048 | Margaret K McElderry, March 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An anthology of twelve read-aloud tales, which includes the story of a mouse that does his best to convince a cat that he is a dog, and an account of a hilarious shopping expedition

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Three brothers have fun at a party held by retired pirates and a librarian teaches a gang of robbers that reading can be fun

Paperback:

9780688124694 | Reprint edition (Beech Tree Books, September 1, 1993), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: In these two stories the protagonists have mischievous fun with a former pirate and a band of robbers.

In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs. Herringbone and Joanna Joy. In the second story, headmistress Tatiana Taffeta seeks an affluent farmer's hand in marriage.

Paperback:

9780688124700 | Reprint edition (Beech Tree Books, September 1, 1993), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs.

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A collection of nine short stories from the author of The Blood and Thunder Adventure on Hurricane Peak features fantasy tales of wizards, dancing wolves, and a hungry wind. Reprint. K. SLJ. H.
By Diana Catchpole (illustrator) and Margaret Mahy

Hardcover:

9780385302524 | Doubleday, March 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories peopled by wizards and dancing wolves in which wind is rideable and art is edible

Paperback:

9780440407744 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, April 1, 1993), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: A collection of stories peopled by wizards and dancing wolves in which wind is rideable and art is edible

A collection of stories which take place around the home and in the neighborhood

Hardcover:

9780745112930 | Large print edition (Chivers, May 1, 1991), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories which take place around the home and in the neighborhood

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816175574 | G K Hall Audio Books, May 1, 1992, cover price $26.95

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A collection of nine stories in which characters encounter talking plants, a pine-tree man, a merry-go-round with flying horses, mystical midnight birds, and a cake-eating tree
By Shirley Hughes (illustrator) and Margaret Mahy

Hardcover:

9780679822318 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, March 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of nine stories in which characters encounter talking plants, a pine-tree man, a merry-go-round with flying horses, mystical midnight birds, and a cake-eating tree

A collection of short stories by the noted New Zealand author
By Margaret Mahy and Jan Ormerod (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780879514242 | Overlook Pr, August 1, 1991, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of short stories by the noted New Zealand author

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Product Description: In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs. Herringbone and Joanna Joy. In the second story, headmistress Tatiana Taffeta seeks an affluent farmer's hand in marriage.

Hardcover:

9780879237202 | 1 edition (David R Godine Pub, April 1, 1988), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs.
9780416597202, titled "Birthday Burglar and a Very Wicked Headmistress" | Routledge Kegan & Paul, June 1, 1987, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745185279 | Chivers Audio Books, March 1, 1990, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs.

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Six short stories about not-so-wicked stepmothers, magic leaves, a measle-y birthday party, and other not-so-ordinary things.
By Margaret Chamberlain (illustrator) and Margaret Mahy

Hardcover:

9780460061513 | J M Dent & Sons Ltd, June 1, 1985, cover price $18.25 | About this edition: Six short stories about not-so-wicked stepmothers, magic leaves, a measle-y birthday party, and other not-so-ordinary things.

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