Books with author Catherine Storr

Confined to her bed with an illness, she finds a pencil in her great-grandmother's workbox, but the house she draws is as unsatisfying as always - like a shaky doll's house with grass as unlike anything growing as ever. But that night, she dreams and re-discovers her drawing in a completely new world. Returning to this world night after night, Marianne encounters a strange but familiar boy and the house takes on an increasingly ominous significance for both of them.

What if ...? Stephen is bursting with questions. What if his mother was still around? What if he knew what had happened to her? What if his father would just tell him the truth? Then he starts finding keys - keys which lead him through secret doors, into a strange world where he doesn't recognize anyone, but everyone seems to know him. Perhaps he can find out what he wants to know in the world behind the doors. But what if hearing the truth turns out to be worse than not knowing at all?

The greatest story ever told - with a difference! "Did you know on Christmas night, there's just one hour when you humans can understand what we beasts are saying?" The narrator is Mary's donkey, who shares her bewilderment and awe at the news of the Annunciation; carries her to Bethlehem; witnesses the miracle of Jesus' birth, the visits of the shepherds and the three kings and then accompanies the Holy Family on their dramatic journey into Egypt. Sensitively illustrated in full color throughout, this enchanting Easy Piano Picture Book will delight the whole family at Christmastime. The story is interspersed with appropriate carols to play and sing, in simple keyboard arrangements. It is ideal for a Sunday School performance or Christmas recital.

POLLY AND THE WOLF AGAIN by Catherine Storr is the second book of stories written for the author's daughter, who was scared of the wolf under the bed. The blundering, endearing wolf is still determined to prove himself cleverer than Polly - but the resolute and affectionate Polly outwits him every time! Skilfully blending fantasy and reality, these stories are bursting with humour, originality and charm.