Books with author Donald Wilson

This craft book with a difference marries exceptional design quality with appealing, easy-to-make projects - all with the help of a winning cast of knitted friends. Donna Wilson's lovable, highly-sought-after knitted characters have made their very own craft creations, and in this book they show children how to copy them. Information about the characters adds an irresistible extra dimension: little stories throughout the book explain why each character made each object as a present or surprise for one of their friends. Children will really want to make these things, and with the simple step-by-steps they really can. The book will appeal long after the projects are completed.

Ten Short Tall Tales For Children is packed with fun characters. Meet the spoilt King Ziz who expects all his loyal subjects to give him cream cake, and the naughty Gremlin who makes gadgets break. You can even get to know Mup and Ming, the garden gnomes who keep a friendly eye on the family they live with. Every story’s a treat, so grab a drink and enter a world of magic and wonder.

It was just a short cross-country ski outing over the Christmas break for Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer–until they find themselves suddenly caught in a vicious blizzard. Near collapse, they ski into a mysterious valley with an ancient hacienda, a busy Spanish family, and a village with no electricity, no plumbing, no cars, no phones, and definitely no Walmart.A vacation that began a few days earlier helping his Granddad clean and decorate for a huge family celebration had now become a mind-boggling mystery. And young Mogi's anguish trying to come to terms with his grandmother's death from cancer the previous Christmas turns to fear and danger when he is accused of stealing a religious icon the town prizes above all others–and which holds the key to solving an ancient legend of missing Spanish gold.It's the latest book of the exciting Mogi Franklin Mysteries–shadowy figures, secret societies, a town like no other. Is this all reality or illusion? Mogi must find the answers, even as he struggles with the memory of his grandmother's death and the mysteries of faith it brought him which he now must answer as well.

In Donna Wilson's Creative Creatures, by the recipient of the British Design Awards' Designer of the Year, children can make their own collection of stylish crafts―all with the help of a winning cast of knitted friends. Donna's trademark soft and cuddly creatures are pictured in colorful photographs. Not only do these fuzzy friends lead the way by providing clear, step-by-step instructions on how to make a range of popular items, but each unique character, like Charlie Monkey and Cyril Squirrel-Fox― tell us why they made these presents and surprises for their friends. Readers will learn how to easily create pop-up greeting cards, a phone cover, dress-up clothes, a stuffed felt mobile, along with many more practical and adorable crafts.

At a picnic in the mountains in 1891, three children run into the forest to play and are never seen again. Morethan a hundred years later, Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer, discover a series of clues that bring themto the brink of solving the mystery, only to be thwarted by a resort-building billionaire eager to sacrifice an entiretown to build a playground for the rich.The Mogi Franklin Mystery Series features a new kind of twenty-first-century hero for Middle-Grade readers as the young adventurer uses his unique problem-solving skills to battle legends of the past while solving the mysteries of today.

A month in the Caribbean, what could be better? Snorkeling, windsurfing, dreaming about lost treasure from ships sunk centuries ago―it’s all fourteen-year-old Mogi Franklin could hope for. But not everyone on the island of St. John is there to enjoy a tropical paradise. When a friend goes missing, Mogi and his sister, Jennifer, discover a dark mystery connected to an international crime ring. Or do they? Is Mogi just a kid with an overactive imagination, or is local law enforcement blind to a rich developer’s nefarious aims? The stakes are high as a hurricane threatens the island―and Mogi needs to trust his instincts.