"When their father is taken away suddenly, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis are forced to leave London for a simple life in the country. They make new friends and discover the thrill of the railway, eventually unravelling the mystery of his disappearance"--

Thirteen adventures with Millicent Margaret Amanda including those in which she spends a penny, goes blackberrying, and makes a cosy.

Milly-Molly-Mandy gets a new dress, participates in a wedding, and acquires a playful duck.

In "The Railway Children", a young family must leave their comfortable London life for a house in the country when their father is taken away unexpectedly. Roberta, Peter and Phyllis spend their days at the nearby train station, befriending the station master and porter and many of the passengers. Waving goodbye to the departing London train each day and sending their love to their father who is detained there, they strike up a friendship with a kindly...

The adventures of five brothers and sisters growing up in rural England in the late nineteenth century.

While the other mice hurry to finish the harvest, Primrose, a well-to-do little mouse, wanders away and experiences both pleasant and frightening adventures before she is safely home again.

The stories of Milly-Molly-Mandy and her family and friends have charmed generations of children since they first appeared in 1925. This collection of twenty-one classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. Young children today will love to hear how Milly-Molly-Mandy decides to spend her first penny, looks after a hedgehog, and spends her first night away from...