Philippa Pearce
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English
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Peter England, Una Stubbs and Crawford Logan star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Philippa Pearce's enchanting time-slip tale.
When his brother catches measles, Tom is sent away to stay with his Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan, and is thoroughly fed up about it. What a boring summer it's going to be! But tedium turns to adventure when, lying in bed one night, he hears the old grandfather clock in the hall strike thirteen. What can it
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English
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Familiar Here are stories of everyday life, as familiar as a piece of rope and...as haunting as fear: Mike knows that he can't swing over the river on the knotted rope, but with everyone watching him, he has to try…as haunting as a stranger: Who is the frightened-looking girl stealing plums from Nicky's grandparents' precious tree?...as haunting as cruelty: How can Joe escape from his mean cousin Dicky during a family reunion? Here are stories with...
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English
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Winner of the Whitbread Award and both the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, Philippa Pearce's books are classics. In this charming tale, young Bet befriends a talking mole while reading aloud in a field. Bet learns that, despite the Little Gentleman's amazing powers, his deepest wish is to be "wholly mole." Only Bet can help him-but the cost may prove too great.
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
94 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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A beautiful adaptation of the classic novel. Renowned graphic novel artist, Edith, has created an enchanting version of the classic Tom's Midnight Garden. This is a new and special way to read and share one of the best-loved and most enduring children's stories of all time. A story with a special place in the hearts of grandparents, parents, and children everywhere, this wonderful graphic novel adaptation is faithful, accessible, and stunningly illustrated....