Books with author Patricia Coombs

One of Patricia Coombs (author of the Dorrie the Witch series) earliest books. Cute b/w illustrations by the author on every page. Story of a teddy bear named Mostly who gets left in the park overnight and journeys to the Land of The Lost Playground. A happy ending when he returns to the park and is found the next day by the little girl who lost him.

This is Dorrie. She is a witch. A little witch. Her hat is always crooked and her socks never match. The Big Witch is her mother, and Gink is her very own black cat. Everybody who loves The Worst Witch will love Dorrie the Little Witch. Dorrie is busy helping out at the Library Bazaar. But she's so busy that she doesn't even notice when her mother, the Big Witch, accidentally drinks Wizard Wink's magic potion and disappears! Will Dorrie solve the mystery and break the spell? Have you collected all of Dorrie's adventures? Dorrie and the Blue Witch; Dorrie and the Wizard's Spell; Dorrie and the Dreamyard Monsters; Dorrie and the Play; Dorrie and the Screebit Ghost; Dorrie and the Haunted House. Dorrie has been delighting readers since 1962 and now in these new editions she is set to captivate a new generation of fans. Perfect for children aged 6+. Patricia Coombs was born in 1926 in Los Angeles. She attained a BA and MA in English Literature at the University of Washington. Her first children's story, Dorrie's Magic, was published in 1962. It was inspired by and written for her two daughters, as were the following 28 books in the Dorrie the Little Witch series.