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Books in Puddle Lane Reading Program/Stage 1 series

  • Mrs. Pitter Patter and the Magician

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    Mrs. Pitter-Patter tells everyone in Puddle Lane what they ought to be doing, including the magician, who uses a spell to make her tiny
  • Tim Catchamouse

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    Tim, a young kitten, climbs a tree and accidentally falls into a magician's house, but the magician uses a spell to put him back in the tree
  • The Wideawake Mice

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    Some of the magician's magic dust accidentally falls on a family of toy mice causing them to come to life, and that night they decide to leave the toy store for a new home
  • Tessa and the Magician

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    Exploring the magician's house, Tessa eats some magic sugar mice which make her ears grow bigger and bigger
  • The Vanishing Monster

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    Sitting in the magician's garden, Davy sees the Griffle, a shy green monster gradually appear, first ears, then eyes, tail, and body, and quickly disappear when frightened.
  • Old Mr. Gotobed

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    The drip from the ceiling lands on Mr. Gotobed's toes, knees, and nose before he wakes up and realizes that there is a hole in his roof
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  • When the Clock Struck Thirteen

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    When the iron boy on the magician's clock strikes thirteen he comes to life and asks the magician to turn him into a real boy
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  • The Magic Box

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    As a surprise birthday present, the magician gives Sarah a magic box that can make people dance
  • A Present for Aunt Mitilda

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, June 1, 1985)
    Book by McCullagh, Sheila
  • When the Magic Stopped

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, March 1, 1986)
    Tim and Tessa, two kittens, decide to go for a ride in the magician's flying saucer, but when they run out of wishes a kindly owl flies them home
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  • Danger in the Magician's Garden

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, June 1, 1986)
    Book by McCullagh, Sheila
  • Mr. Puffle and the Gruffle

    Sheila McCullagh

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, June 1, 1986)
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