Books in Puffin story books series

"You try telling your mother that you can't get to sleep because there's a ghost sitting in the room clacking its knitting-needles and humming." - Or that there's a Martian at the front door. Or that there's a dragon living underneath the house. Or that your pet dog talks to you. - She'll never believe you. You might not even believe it yourself. But strange things do happen - and these witty and ingenious tales show just how extraordinary life can be.

Three raindrops have an argument on their way out of a cloud ...A silly King goes for a walk with a dog tied to each leg ...An enterprising herring, bored of the North Sea, decides to swim right round the world ...Thirty short stories of magic and adventure penned by Monty Python team member, Terry Jones. Embracing the tradition of the fairy tale, but adding Jones' inimitable comic imagination and originality, each story makes a perfect bedtime read for children - and grown ups! 'Could become a 'modern classic' ...the book is a joy' - Brian Patten, "Spectator".

A powerful work of historical ficiton from multi-award-winning author Katherine Paterson When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family's farm debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working at the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.Includes an all-new discussion guide!