This book features in the following series: Young Puffin, Young Puffins .

There are 112 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1986 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Philippa Pearce was a beloved children's writer. Her titles include Here Comes Tod, Minnow on the Say, The Battle of Bubble and Squeak (Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award) and the classic Tom's Midnight Garden, for which she was awarded the Carnegie Medal. Philippa passed away in 2006.