New Releases by Philippa Pearce

After young Bunting falls into the stream during a family picnic, he and his brothers and sisters engage in a very daring activity.

Clopinet, lame son of Normandy peasants in the late 18th century, escapes from his apprenticeship to a cruel tailor, and lives a Robinson Crusoe life on the wild cliffs. His affinity with the seabirds and his careful observation of them lead to him becoming a famous ornithologist.

Drawings augment the suggestion of menace in familiar things conveyed in ten intriguing, original tales about supernatural occurrences

Philippa Pearce takes ordinary incidents and objects of everyday life and invests them with a power that overwhelms, threatens and disturbs.

What is it like to be a fly on the wall in our neighbours'' houses? With these eight gently humorous stories, Philippa Pearce lifts the lid from the neighbours'' houses and shows us the lives within.

Ben longed for a dog. His grandfather had promised him a dog for his birthday, but the promise was kept in an unusual way.

Mrs Cockle is taken on an amazing adventure when her unhappy cat runs away from her London home, but when she finds him again they share a happy new life by the sea.

Two English boys, with just an old riddle for a clue, spend a summer searching the banks of the river for a treasure hidden by the ancestors of one of the boys.