This is volume 12 in Kingfisher Treasury Of Stories .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

This book was published 2003 by Kingfisher .

Sian Hardy was a children's book editor for many years before becoming Editor for the highly regarded book club, Books for Children. She has an MA in Children's Literature. Kate Aldous mainly illustrates children's books, working in black & white and watercolours. She has worked for many different publishers, including Kingfisher, Hodder & Stoughton, Oxford University Press, BBC Publications, Methuen and Walker Books.