Books with author Steven Dance

Here are five magical stories (for 5 to 8 year olds) that will spark your child's imagination.Mia travels to the planet Mirth in her dreams and encounters the gnomes that live there and an array of strange-looking creatures. In the first story, she goes on safari, riding a rhinhorseros that is half horse and half rhino. She discovers the magical forest where toys grow on trees. In the second story, it's Jerome the gnome’s burpday party, which is celebrated on the anniversary of his first burp. The third story is the Mirth games where she runs in a backwards race and wins a gold medal. In the fourth story, Halloween, she rides a broomstick to the witch tree forest, where sweets grow on trees. The last story is the Mirthmas dinner where she has a magic dish. Whatever food she wishes for just appears in the dish. The gnomes have a sprout eating competition with a comical finale.

Phillipi lived in Paris during the time after the French Revolution. His father was physician and close friend to the King of France. Although the King had been given his crown by the Chamber of Deputies, there were many revolutionaries plotting to take it away. Philippi loved to walk by the river Seine, and one day came upon a band of gypsies operating a carousel. His adventures begin upon discovering a prized white stallion lost from the King’s stable. The stallion, under an evil spell, is being held prisoner on the carousel by the gypsy leader. Sarah, a young girl who later becomes a ghost of the legendary gypsy Saint Sara-la-Kali, gives Philippi a magic brass ring which helps him free the horse and win a race for the King. After an exciting balloon ride between Paris and Versailles, the magic ring helps Philippi win a second race, overcome the gypsy leader, and prevent the assassination of the King.

Granny Beetroot had an amazing adventure when she was a child. One night, not long after having electricity installed, it went off and she had to go to bed in the dark.She put her pajamas on inside out by mistake and ended up having the strangest of dreams. She woke up on the Planet Stupiter where she met another little girl from Earth called Princess. They stayed with a gnome called Norman who grew the weirdest vegetables. For years after, she wondered who Princess really was and wished that she'd found out more about her.Later in life she decides to tell her grandchildren about it so they too could have a chance of going there.Her grandchildren Niamh, Mia and Miriam, meet the gnomes that live there, Queen Bella and an assortment of strange looking creatures.They soon realise that the planet is in danger of disappearing and come up with a plan on how to save it.Will they save the planet in time?Will Granny Beetroot ever discover who Princess was?Read this wonderful book and let you imagination run wild.

Here are five magical stories (for 5 to 8 year olds) that will spark your child's imagination. Mia travels to the planet Mirth in her dreams and encounters the gnomes that live there and an array of strange-looking creatures. In the first story, she goes on safari, riding a rhinoceros that is half horse and half rhino. She discovers the magical forest where toys grow on trees. In the second story, it's Jerome the gnome’s burpday party, which is celebrated on the anniversary of his first burp. The third story is the Mirth games where she runs a backwards race and wins a gold medal. In the fourth story, Halloween, she rides a broomstick to the witch tree forest, where sweets grow on trees. The last story is the Mirthmas dinner where she has a magic dish. Whatever food she wishes for just appears in the dish. The gnomes have a sprout eating competition with a comical finale.

Here are five magical stories (for 5 to 8 year olds) that will spark your child's imagination. Mia travels to the planet Mirth in her dreams and encounters the gnomes that live there and an array of strange-looking creatures. In the first story, she goes on safari, riding a rhinoceros that is half horse and half rhino. She discovers the magical forest where toys grow on trees. In the second story, it's Jerome the gnome’s burpday party, which is celebrated on the anniversary of his first burp. The third story is the Mirth games where she runs a backwards race and wins a gold medal. In the fourth story, Halloween, she rides a broomstick to the witch tree forest, where sweets grow on trees. The last story is the Mirthmas dinner where she has a magic dish. Whatever food she wishes for just appears in the dish. The gnomes have a sprout eating competition with a comical finale.

Granny Beetroot had an amazing adventure when she was a child. One night, not long after having electricity installed, it went off and she had to go to bed in the dark.She put her pajamas on inside out by mistake and ended up having the strangest of dreams. She woke up on the Planet Stupiter where she met another little girl from Earth called Princess. They stayed with a gnome called Norman who grew the weirdest vegetables. For years after, she wondered who Princess really was and wished that she'd found out more about her.Later in life she decides to tell her grandchildren about it so they too could have a chance of going there.Her grandchildren Niamh, Mia and Miriam, meet the gnomes that live there, Queen Bella and an assortment of strange looking creatures.They soon realise that the planet is in danger of disappearing and come up with a plan on how to save it.Will they save the planet in time?Will Granny Beetroot ever discover who Princess was?Read this wonderful book and let you imagination run wild.