Books with author W O Mitchell

In this coming-of-age story is set in small-town, Depression-era Saskatchewan. The son of local pharmacist Gerald O'Connal, Brian is a typical boy who dislikes school if only because of his run-ins with the nervous schoolteacher, Miss MacDonald, and who tries to catch gophers with his friends. His best friend and protector is slightly older Jonathan Ben, son of the town still keeper and drunk. Brian's life takes a turn when his parents have to leave town temporarily, while Brian stays on his Uncle Sean's farm. A series of events helps Brian see life around him through slightly older and wiser eyes.

Have you ever seen a real fairy? If the answer is yes then which type of fairy was it? Read 'Fairy Friends' the first in the brand new series of picture books to find out. Fairy Friends is a beautifully illustrated picture book for all you fairy fans out there. Read and find out about all the different kinds of fairies out there in the world. Enjoy choosing your favourite food fairy, flower fairy and celebration fairy. Fairy Friends is the 1st Book in a new series of books dedicated to all your favourite fairy characters!

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.

The Baby King's crown has been stolen. Who can have taken it? There is only one person who can find both the criminal and the crown:Space Baby!Join Space Baby as he whizzes around the Galaxy in his speedy Space Xplorer 1 Rocket Ship discovering new planets and meeting strange aliens. Will he find out who stole the crown and will he be able to return it to the Baby King? Find out when you buy 'Space Baby to the rescue!'The perfect book for young readers who enjoy colourful picture books and adventure stories.From the author of the Top 10 book 'Zelda and the Crystal Slippers'

Mr and Mrs Pastor had a beautiful baby boy. Everyone was very happy but there was one small problem... they didn't know what to call him. Everyone suggested suitable names but none of them suited him so Mr and Mrs Pastor decided to let their baby choose his own name.Enjoy reading this funny story to your little ones. If you could choose your own name what would you have named yourself? From R W Mitchell the author of:Zelda and the Crystal SlippersAlien BabiesThe Naughty Little PrincessNight Terrors and things that lurk under the bed

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.