A funny, magical, colourful story collection for young children.

The stories are:

* Serena and the Sea Serpent - in which a small girl discovers that being a Penguinmaid is too much fun!
* Bill the Inventor - in which a young orphan discovers that finding ideal parents is very tricky indeed!
* Blackbread the Pirate - in which Peter discovers that the world beneath his feet is fraught with rude rats!
* The Princess and the Beastly Beast - in which Rinda discovers that monsters are not always so terrible on the inside...

Garth Nix takes on a younger audience with this collection of magical adventures. His trademark fertile imagination and spellbinding storytelling is sure to capture a whole new generation of fans.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers .

The two Australian authors, Anna Fienberg and Garth Nix, live in Sydney. Anna is known for her popular stories for all age groups. Garth is known for his teenage fantasy novels.