These are six further stories at Stage 6, to aid the transition from Stage 5 to Stage 6 (made at approximately end of year 1). Three of the six are magic key stories in which the children meet a princess, who can't laugh, a thieving magpie, and Father Christmas. The three remaining stories feature a drunken carthorse, a ghost-sighting at Gran's house, and champion go-kart 'Silver Bullet'.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Reading Tree .

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 1994 by Oxford University Press .

Roderick Hunt started out as a teacher, but began writing for children in 1970. He collaborated with Alex Brychta on a series of children books for the Oxford Reading Tree which had an animated spin-off, The Magic Key series. Roderick and Alex won the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award at the Education Resources Awards 2009. Now he says, "On my income tax form I put down my profession as storyteller. It never fails to raise an eyebrow. " He lives in London.