Books with author W O Mitchell

When twelve-year-old twins Penelope and Quintus Grey Reyes are sent to Mexico to spend the summer with their grandparents, Pen creates a website advertising their services as international agents of intrigue. A mysterious client hires them. The assignment? To locate the Codex Cardona – a rare 15th century painted book.The twins discover Abuelito, their grandfather, once searched for the same book, but he gave up the search when a friend disappeared. The book is rumored to be cursed, but Pen knows curses don't exist. Quin isn't so sure, and when Abuelito is attacked at the museum where he works, both twins are certain it has something to do with the missing codex.While Pen and Quin track down the mysterious book, greasy art professor Flores follows their every move, but someone else is watching them too - someone who doesn't want the Codex Cardona to be found. The twins must draw on their combined skills of art and technology to uncover the mystery of the painted book.

Princess Poppy is a very naughty little princess indeed! Will she be good because it's her birthday or will she be up to her usual naughty tricks? Find out in this fun filled picture story book for young readers.The perfect book to read and enjoy with your own naughty little Princesses!A fun and colourful picture story book for younger readers.From the Best Selling Author of the modern fairytale 'Zelda and the Crystal Slippers' R W Mitchell.Also available: Princess Poppy The Naughty Little Princess Book 1

Since its publication in 1947 Who Has Seen The Wind has established itself as a Canadian classic. The book deals with the apparently unexciting subject of a boy growing up in a small town on the Saskatchewan prairie. As readers begin to enter the world of four-year-old Brian O'Connal, it soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary book. His family, and, as Brian advances towards maturity, his friends Fat and Art, his teacher, Miss Thomson, and the principal, Mr Digby, and all of the town's characters, even including the far-from-respectable Old Ben and the domineering Mrs Abercrombie—all of them radiate life so convincingly that the book takes on a life of its own. This is no simple, forgettable novel, but the ageless story of childhood told with tenderness and humour and without sentimentality, the picture of a small town anywhere, drawn with realism and understanding.

When How I Spent My Summer Holidays was first published in 1981, one reviewer wrote: "If Who Has Seen the Wind told the story of a young boy's coming to terms with death, How I Spent My Summer Holidays tells of a young man's attempt to come to terms with his own sexuality and that of the world around him." The twelve-year-old young man is Hugh, and in small-town Saskatchewan it is the hot summer of 1924. When Hugh and his friends dig a secret cave out on the Prairie, they find it occupied by a patient who has escaped from the mental hospital. Defying the adult world, the boys become involved with a former war hero and current rum-runner in sheltering and feeding the runaway. But when passions explode into murder, Hugh leaves his boyhood behind him forever.

When How I Spent My Summer Holidays was first published in 1981 a Western reviewer wrote: “If Who Has Seen the Wind told the story of a young boy’s coming to terms with death, How I Spent My Summer Holidays tells of a young man’s attempt to come to terms with his own sexuality and that of the world around him.”The twelve-year-old young man is Hugh, and in small-town Saskatchewan it is the hot summer of 1924. When Hugh and his friends dig a secret cave out on the Prairie, they soon find it occupied by an escaped patient from the mental hospital. Defying the adult world, the boys become involved with a former war hero and current rum-runner, King Motherwell, in sheltering and feeding the runaway. When passions aroused by sex explode into murder, Hugh leaves his boyhood behind him for ever.

With the Crystal Slippers now on her feet, Zelda has claimed the first of the seven Crystal objects but with the evil Fairy Godmother hot on her heels can she hold on to them?Join Zelda, Sinbad, Wolf and Francis the Pig as they enter the 'Great Desert Games' in their quest to find Aladdin's Crystal Lamp!With three deadly challenges and five skilful opponents facing them, can Zelda and her friends win the 'Great Desert Games' and get their hands on the magical Crystal Lamp? 'Zelda and the Crystal Lamp' is the second book in The Crystal Adventures, a major new fantasy adventure series that is going to change the face of Fairytales FOREVER!

When W.O. Mitchell died in February of 1998, millions mourned his passing. Our loss was the lead item on the national news, many newspaper obituaries ran for a full page, and as an extraordinary mark of respect, flags outside government offices across the land flew at half-mast. The man they mourned – and everyone in the Canadian book world whose life he had touched was personally saddened – was known above all as the author of Who Has Seen the Wind. And this edition – containing the full text – marrying W.O. Mitchell’s text with the art of William Kurelek, has established itself as a classic.Since its publication in 1947, Who Has Seen the Wind has established itself in the hearts and minds of millions as a Canadian classic. The reasons for the book’s classic status are not hard to find. As readers enter the world of four-year-old Brian O’Connal and his family and friends, they find characters that radiate life so convincingly that the book has a life of its own. No ordinary simple novel, it is the ageless story of childhood told with tenderness and humour and without sentimentality, and the picture of a small town anywhere, drawn with realism and understanding.This handsome edition marries W.O. Michell’s prose with the inspired illustrations of one of Canada’s finest and most popular artists, the late William Kurelek. The 8 full-colour paintings he produced, like the 32 black-and-white sketches that adorn the first page of every chapter, all come specifically from the text, and are illustrations in the very best sense. This edition is a collector's piece, a beautiful book that is also a joy to read, again and again.

I first discovered my teachers were monsters on my first day of school. Can you imagine that? When you're four years old, not even old enough to do up your own shoelaces and you discover that not only is your teacher a monster but all the teachers in the entire school (except one) are terrifying, horrifying and generally really rather ugly monsters.Join Herbert Fidget in this hilarious, side splitting, monster adventure!

Since its publication in 1947, Who Has Seen the Wind has sold over half a million copies in Canada alone, and more than 5,000 copies on cassette. Now, this magnificent archival recording of W.O. Mitchell reading his famous novel can be enjoyed on CD. Hailed as the great Canadian classic of boyhood, Who Has Seen the Wind tells the story of young Brian, who learns about life and death, freedom and justice, as he comes of age in the west. Set in the fictional town of Crocus, Saskatchewan, the novel explores the evolving consciousness of Brian O’Connal, the local druggist’s son. Just four years old at the novel’s outset, Brian brings a delightfully naive and undeniably canny sensibility to the pivotal experiences of childhood and adolescence. Moving, humorous, and eloquent, Who Has Seen the Wind portrays the beauty and power of the Prairies and of the human spirit, and introduces some of the most vivid characters ever in Canadian fiction. A consummate performer and irrepressible storyteller, W.O. Mitchell reads his best-loved work in the inimitable style that has delighted audiences throughout Canada for generations.

What if all the ‘Once Upon a Times’ and ‘Happily Ever Afters’ were in fact all lies? Join Zelda, one of Cinderella's ‘ugly’ sisters on her quest around the Seven Fairytale Kingdoms. Expect the unexpected in this magical adventure story as Zelda befriends the Big Bad Wolf, comes face to face with bloodthirsty blind mice, tackles dangerous pirates and battles the spiteful Cinderella and the evil Fairy Godmother. Who will win in this epic battle of good versus evil? And who is good and who is evil in the first place? Zelda and the Crystal Slippers is the first book in The Crystal Adventures, a major new series that is going to change the face of fairytales FOREVER!Also look out for 'Zelda and the Crystal Lamp: The Crystal Adventures Book 2