Background
Cresswell, Helen was born in 1936.
(The Bagthorpes are still on holiday in Wales and waiting ...)
The Bagthorpes are still on holiday in Wales and waiting for the ghosts to appear. The local community is anxious about Daisy and her pet goat. But there is still time to go to the country auctions and buy furniture for the rented house, visit Daisy's parents, rustle sheep and wait for the ghosts.
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(When the woman looking after them in their parents' absen...)
When the woman looking after them in their parents' absence dies suddenly, three children find themselves in foster care and must use all their courage and ingenuity to cope with the situation.
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(Chronicles the further adventures of the eccentric Bagtho...)
Chronicles the further adventures of the eccentric Bagthorpe family as they go on vacation to a reputedly haunted house in Wales.
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(The eighth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family...)
The eighth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family, who were the subject of a television serialization in the 1980s. Confusion reigns at Unicorn House when the resident tramp disappears. A police search is undermined as various Bagthorpes pursue their own lines of enquiry - and disappear.
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(Griselda Dogberry wishes something exciting would happen ...)
Griselda Dogberry wishes something exciting would happen to her. Then she finds a bag of bones hidden in the park. In a melting blur these bones develop flesh and fur, whiskers and a tail, and a magical cat steps into her life. Little does she realize that a powerful danger has been unleashed.
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(A hilarious story about the bongleweed, a weird and wonde...)
A hilarious story about the bongleweed, a weird and wonderful plant that's threatening to take over the village. It's up to Becky and Jason to try and stop the wickedly wild weed before it's too late...BL Helen Cresswell has been twice BAFTA-nominated for her tv adaptations of such books as The Demon Headmaster and The Phoenix and the Carpet.
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(Darkness is falling. The cats have come in hundreds, Elli...)
Darkness is falling. The cats have come in hundreds, Ellie's parents have disappeared and now there is snow in June. Ellie knows that the Hagwitch has begun her attack - the Hagwitch must lure Ellie to her and then her power will be complete. The author's other children's books include "Time Out".
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(Posy Bates is up to her usual tricks. This time she has d...)
Posy Bates is up to her usual tricks. This time she has decided to turn the hen-house down the garden into a home for the bag lady she finds in the village.
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(The creature from Winklesea is reluctant to return home w...)
The creature from Winklesea is reluctant to return home with Dan and Mary, after a summer by the sea. They assume he is homesick, until some strange sightings make them wonder. He seems to be in two places at once; it is a mystery. Perhaps there is more than one of him after all.
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(When Guzzler Gummidge wishes on an old lamp, he becomes i...)
When Guzzler Gummidge wishes on an old lamp, he becomes invisible. At first he is very excited, but he's less pleased when he discovers that he might have to stay invisible forever. Helen Cresswell has also written "Two Hoots".
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(Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the t...)
Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.
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(A new collection of six stories featuring Helen Cresswell...)
A new collection of six stories featuring Helen Cresswell's mischievous heroine, Posy Bates and her uproarious shenanigans. The author also wrote "Meet Posy Bates", "The Secret World of Polly Flint", "Moondial" and "Lizzie Dripping".
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(Something foul has befallen the Bagthorpes! Their holy, h...)
Something foul has befallen the Bagthorpes! Their holy, healthy cousins are coming to stay. The Bagthorpe children can imagine nothing worse and vow to get rid of their unwanted guests no matter what it takes. And what they think it will take are spiders in their salads and creepy crawlies in their hair, not to mention maggots in their meals and mould on their mattresses. But the Bagthorpe cousins are made of unexpectedly strong stuff. They're not going to be put of quite as easily as that...
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('Moondial!' As Minty spoke the word, a cold wind went pas...)
'Moondial!' As Minty spoke the word, a cold wind went past her, and her ears were filled with a thousand frightened voices. She shut her eyes and put her hands over her ears - and the voices and the wind went away. Minty opened her eyes ...and knew that she was in a different morning, not the one she had woken up to. And so Minty's strange adventure begins - a journey through time into the past, where she finds Tom, and Sarah ...and the evil Miss Vole.
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(This is the story of Naomi and Otis who are on holiday. T...)
This is the story of Naomi and Otis who are on holiday. They have a visit from Mr Briggs, a tabby cat. He turns out to be a "weather cat" who always knows when it's going to rain. The books in this series are brightly illustrated to help children to follow the story and understand the words.
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(1969, English hardcover, Ernest Benn, London, U.K., compa...)
1969, English hardcover, Ernest Benn, London, U.K., compact, small-format title, a beautifully illustrated children's story. This is a clever book, using a vocabulary of 61 total words, part of the First Steps in Reading program. All of the words are presented phonetically and cleverly, making it easy for little ones to read the impressive story of a bear, a ball, and a sweet dog.
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(The members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family contend wit...)
The members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family contend with Mr. Bagthorpe's attempts to be self-sufficient and with Great-aunt Lucy's visit.
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(The ninth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family,...)
The ninth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family, who were the subject of a television serialization in the 1980s. Mr Bagthorpe is suspected of being a terrorist - and of murdering his wife, who has disappeared. The police and the press descend en masse, and the family is under siege.
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(This is a new edition of the well-loved classic story. Ev...)
This is a new edition of the well-loved classic story. Even before she came to Belton, Minty Cane had known that she was a witch, or something very like it...Minty is the kind of girl who notices things. Pockets of cold air on a stairway. Cries on the wind. Ghosts. On night-time jaunts from the house where she's staying while her mother recovers from an accident, Minty stumbles upon a moondial which takes her back in time. She finds Tom, a sickly kitchen boy, and Sarah, a girl with a birthmark who is only allowed out at night because her family think she has the mark of the devil...Can Minty save her friends, or will she get stuck in the past...?
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(Something even stranger than normal is happening in the B...)
Something even stranger than normal is happening in the Bagthorpe house. Ever since Uncle Parker won a luxury cruise, they've all gone competition crazy. Only Jack and his dog are staying out of it. Everybody knows that they could never win. So just how does the mixed-up mutt become the most famous dog in Britain?
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(A sequel to E. Nesbit's children's classic, "Five Childre...)
A sequel to E. Nesbit's children's classic, "Five Children and It". After the original five children went home, the Psammead ("It") was feeling lonely, but then a new family of children was sent to the White House. The Psammead granted some of their wishes - with outrageous results.
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(While on vacation, the eccentric and talented Bagthorpe f...)
While on vacation, the eccentric and talented Bagthorpe family tries to contact the ghosts of their reputedly haunted house, pursues Cousin Daisy's elusive goat, and general stirs up the quiet Welsh countryside.
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(Every day Harriet's father is out at sea with the shrimpi...)
Every day Harriet's father is out at sea with the shrimping fleet, while she hunts for shrimps in the rock pools. Until one day, suddenly there are no shrimps. Out collecting shells, Harriet meets a stranger - the mysterious sea piper. Perhaps he holds the key? Harriet must persuade him to help.
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(Lizzie Dripping's two best friends are her Gramma and the...)
Lizzie Dripping's two best friends are her Gramma and the witch who lives in the graveyard. Gramma can be quite crochety, but the witch can turn people into toads, so when Aunt Blodwen decides that the graveyard needs tidying, Lizzie worries that the toad population might start to go up.
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(Tired of living at the Kirby House orphanage, Katy and Jo...)
Tired of living at the Kirby House orphanage, Katy and Josh run away to Alton Towers, a castle turned amusement park, but their hideout becomes the center of a battle between the universal forces of good and evil.
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(An imaginative eight-year-old dynamo uses her creativity,...)
An imaginative eight-year-old dynamo uses her creativity, her love of animals, and her big heart to find a way to feed and befriend a bag lady and still buy a birthday present for her mother.
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(In this brand new instalment, the Bagthorpes' housekeeper...)
In this brand new instalment, the Bagthorpes' housekeeper, Mrs Fosdyke - Fozzie - is living the high life in London. All because she found a terrorist bomber in her living room. Dragged up to the 'Smoke;' by sleazy tabloid, The Sludge, who plan to turn her into a National Hero and Celebrity, Fozzie' is getting a bit tired with cocktail parties and canapes - and the Bagthorpes are missing her cooking (if nothing else)! Will Fozzie ever return to save the Bagthorpes from their mum's horrendous cooking...?
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(Polly Flint was the kind of girl who was always "seeing" ...)
Polly Flint was the kind of girl who was always "seeing" mysterious things. So it was hardly a surprise when she began to pick up odd echoes and reflections after she moved into her aunt's house. But it soon becomes clear that the inhabitants of a nether world were asking Polly for help... As soon as she arrives in Wellow, Polly Flint knows there is magic in the place. And she should know because she is an unusual girl who can see things others can't. The story goes that if you put your ear to the ground on Sundays you could hear the church bells of the missing village of Grimstone. But Polly Flint seems to be able to call up the village that had disappeared from the face of the earth - and the people who lived in it, as they slip in and out of time.
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Cresswell, Helen was born in 1936.
(When Jessica is sent from London of the Blitz to the seem...)
(Tired of living at the Kirby House orphanage, Katy and Jo...)
(While on vacation, the eccentric and talented Bagthorpe f...)
(When the woman looking after them in their parents' absen...)
(An imaginative eight-year-old dynamo uses her creativity,...)
(Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the t...)
(Chronicles the further adventures of the eccentric Bagtho...)
(The eighth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family...)
(A new collection of six stories featuring Helen Cresswell...)
('Moondial!' As Minty spoke the word, a cold wind went pas...)
(The ninth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family,...)
(In this brand new instalment, the Bagthorpes' housekeeper...)
(Every day Harriet's father is out at sea with the shrimpi...)
(A hilarious story about the bongleweed, a weird and wonde...)
(The members of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe famil...)
(The two Hoots request the gift of wisdom from a small yel...)
(The creature from Winklesea is reluctant to return home w...)
(A contemporary girl plays a "game of catch" with two chil...)
(Something foul has befallen the Bagthorpes! Their holy, h...)
(Lizzie Dripping's two best friends are her Gramma and the...)
(The Bagthorpes are still on holiday in Wales and waiting ...)
(Polly Flint was the kind of girl who was always "seeing" ...)
(Something even stranger than normal is happening in the B...)
(When Guzzler Gummidge wishes on an old lamp, he becomes i...)
(Griselda Dogberry wishes something exciting would happen ...)
(The members of the eccentric Bagthorpe family contend wit...)
(This is the story of Naomi and Otis who are on holiday. T...)
(This is a new edition of the well-loved classic story. Ev...)
(1969, English hardcover, Ernest Benn, London, U.K., compa...)
(Posy Bates is up to her usual tricks. This time she has d...)
(An Inner Ring Book, third series)
(Book by Helen Cresswell)
(Darkness is falling. The cats have come in hundreds, Elli...)
(A sequel to E. Nesbit's children's classic, "Five Childre...)
Member Society of Authors, British Academy Film and television Arts (Writer's award 2000), International Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Royal television Society.