Most Popular Books by Helen Cresswell

Jilly really wants a dragon so she asks for one for her birthday. None of her family take her seriously, but Mr Pink at the magic shop does and he helps her to get the pet dragon she has wished for so long. Soon all Jilly''s dreams come true on her very own Dragon Ride.

Griselda Dogberry wishes something exciting would happen - then suddenly it does. Bag of Bones is a fantasy novel about a magical cat, a strange bag of bones and a sinister rag-and-bone man.

This compilation features writers as diverse as Thomas Malory, Emily Bronte and Carl Jung. The stories are filled with extraordinary events, mysterious circumstances and eeriness."

The members of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family channel their energy into slogan-writing contests.

Chronicles the further adventures of the eccentric Bagthorpe family as they go on vacation to a reputedly haunted house in Wales.

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.

More mayhem and misunderstanding in the Bagthorpe family as each tries to outdo the other in the eccentricity stakes. With Mr Bagthorpe now suspected of being his wife''s murderer, the police and press descend en masse and the Bagthorpes are - hilariously - under siege.

Dan and Mary want to return to Winklesea to find their enchanted friend - but other people want to catch their friend and put him on display. 7 yrs+

Turbulente, komische Ereignisse in einer lebhaften Familie (als Fernseh-Serie verfilmt).

The members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family contend with Mr. Bagthorpe''s attempts to be self-sufficient and with Great-aunt Lucy''s visit.

The Rhymer family leave their safe village and travel through the Mid-lands to the dreaded unknown wastes of the Outlands, guided by the strangely gleaming Boy.

The members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family contend with Mr. Bagthorpe''s attempts to be self-sufficient and with Great-aunt Lucy''s visit.

A little owl''s daytime search for a mouse will bring him a big surprise tomorrow.

The competitive Bagthorpes join forces in a rare display of solidarity when Grandma organizes a family reunion.

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.