Books with title The Mysterious Woods

"Once there was a house by the edge of a woods. The woods were deep and large and dark, filled with untrimmed plants and untamed animals, all moving freely. The house was snug and small and bright, with straight, square walls and hard, tight locks. Inside the house was a grandfather clock that called the tune , a grandfather who obeyed the clock, and a grandson named Will who obeyed his grandfather. There seemed to be as many rules in the house as the animals in the woods. And the firmest rule was: Don't go into the woods. The woods are strange, and people get lost in strange places. Then Tom Kitten came to live with them. Now a cat is a cat, and even in a house like Grandfather's it will find a chance to obey its own rules. Tom wanted to see the woods for himself and when the chance came, he taugh his friends a new way of looking at things. This lively and amusing tale will delight any child who loves a good story, and the imaginative pictures add a special charm of their own." This is taken from the dust jaket of this book.

Margaret Hefferman, the author of Bedtime Treasures has released this brand new book called The Mysterious Door. Once again Margaret has paired up with artist Nicole Wallace to bring this wonderful story alive. I hope that you will enjoy Charlie and Emma's adventure and that it will awaken your own imagination and allow you to enter your own new world, where anything you wish is possible." Margaret currently resides in Brooklin, Ontario, Canada with her husband. She has 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren. London, Ontario native Nicole Wallace graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in the visual arts. She currently lives in North Bay, Ontario working as a visual arts secondary school teacher where she enjoys watching her students discover themselves and their talents through the fine arts. Although Nicole only works as an illustrator part-time, she enjoys the creative process and the imaginative worlds that the authors she collaborates with take her through.

Summer is here, and the kids are just about ready to relax and enjoy the sweet sunny Windsor weather. However, their fun is disrupted when Sweetie's neighbor, Mr. Rudder's house mysteriously goes up in flames in the middle of the night. Thankfully, Mr. Rudder and his twin boys escape the blaze, but not a broken heart over the tragic loss. Sweetie and her friends try to cheer up Josh and Jamie Rudder, but are met with their usual hostility. Things start to grow more bizarre when the body of a young girl is found at the dock on the same morning of the fire. Julie, Sweetie, Jackson and Cooper go into sleuth mode to uncover the mystery behind the fire and the unknown girl. While they are doing that, they have the Rudder boys and their bad attitudes to deal with, plus the stranger who seems to be running from a looming danger. In this epic tale, hearts unfold and truth is revealed. What more could you ask for?