Tillie McGillie lives at the top of very tall thin building with 82 steps. She also has two wobbly legs and a wheelchair. She lives with four knitting aunts, three puffing uncles and a gran who's nearly a fairy. When Gran waves her magic hanky Tillie has a fantastical, uplifting adventure. Vivian French's other books include "Caterpillar, Caterpillar" (shortlisted for the 1993 Emil/Kurt Maschler Award), "Tottie Pig's Special Birthday", "Tottie Pig's Noisy Christmas", "A Go to the Park Day", "One Ballerina Two", "Why the Sea is Salt", "Once Upon a Time", "Princess Primrose", "The Apple Trees", "Spider Watching", "Zenobia and Mouse", "Under the Moon", "Jackson's Juniors" and "Mary Poggs and the Sunshine".

 

This book is part of a book series called Sprinters Series .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Walker Books Ltd .

His friend Sue Heap won a Smarties Prize for Cowboy Baby. She lives in Chipping Norton. Vivian French is a well-known author who has written over 150 books for children.