Philippa Pearceová bola autorka, ktorá majstrovsky skúmala hranice medzi realitou a fantáziou vo svojich literárnych dielach. Jej príbehy, často zasadené do prostredia bežného života, sa vyznačovali hlbokým vhľadom do detského sveta a skrytými vrstvami mágie. Pearceová často využívala motívy času a pamäte na vytváranie pútavých a zároveň dojemných naratívov, ktoré rezonujú s čitateľmi naprieč generáciami. Jej jedinečný štýl a schopnosť zachytiť éterickú podstatu detstva z nej robia nezabudnuteľnú postavu v literatúre pre deti.
Lying awake at night, Tom hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike . . . eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden. A garden that everyone told him doesn't exist. A garden that only he can enter . . . A Carnegie-Medal-winning modern classic that's magically timeless.
SUMMARY: Although Ben longed for a dog, he could not have one because he lived in a London back street. His grandfather gave him a picture of a tiny dog which seemed ridiculous, but, that was the start of the strange adventures which led to Ben finding a dog of his own.
Two boys set out in their canoe to solve a riverside mystery in this exciting story by bestselling author, Philippa Pearce.
What is it like to be a fly on the wall in our neighbours' houses? With these eight gently humorous stories, Philippa Pearce lifts the lid from the neighbours' houses and shows us the lives within. From the author of Tom's Midnight Garden and A Dog So Small.
When Tom hears the grandfather clock strike 13, he is not prepared for what is going to happen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him doesn't exist. But the magical place in which Tom finds himself is certainly a garden - his midnight garden.
A collection of gorgeous, classic stories from award-winning Philippa Pearce, bringing a little bit of magic to the everyday!
Emma is happy to sleep in her Cousin Annie's old attic bedroom when staying with her great-aunt Win. But when bedtime comes, she starts feeling nervous. Her brother, Joe, insists that the room is haunted. Could he be right?
Tom dislikes the thought of staying in a tiny flat in a dull house with his aunt and uncle, but when he arrives he finds mystery and adventure every night when he goes outside into a beautiful garden and plays with a lovely orphan girl. The girl is the old landlady of the house; the garden is part of her dreams of the past.
65th anniversary edition of this award-winning, timeless classic about Tom's adventures in his secret, midnight garden.
New edition of a moving and intriguing story about a girl's determination to solve a hidden family mystery, written by the author of Tom's Midnight Garden.
