This 1969 Carnegie-shortlisted novel will be a Sky Original Christmas family film this year. A ghost story with a time-travelling twist.
Antonia Barber Book order
Antonia Barber captures the magic of ballet, a world she came to know through her daughter's passion. Her children's literature features beloved picture books and engaging novels, often drawing inspiration from personal experiences. Barber delves into the human psyche, crafting characters whose motivations feel authentic and relatable. Her writing is enriched by keen observations of the world and a profound understanding of emotion.
- 2021
- 2004
The Kingfisher mini treasury of ballet stories
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
This collection tells the stories of some of the most popular classical ballets. The tales are full of drama, excitement, and humour, from the fairytale splendour of The Song of the Nightingale and the classic romanticism of Swan Lake, to the rural comedy of The Girl who Needed Watching.
- 2002
Die schönste aller Blumen
- 46 pages
- 2 hours of reading
- 1998
Lessons for Lucy
- 90 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Lucy Lambert can't wait to start ballet lessons, but her mum can't afford to send her to the local ballet school. How is Lou's dream ever going to come true?
- 1996
Catkin
Mouse Hunter. Closer Than Friend. Wind Dancer. At The Bough´s End
When a tiny, magical cat carelessly allows a young girl to be captured by the Little People, he must confront her captors and solve three cunning riddles in order to rescue her
- 1996
Im kleinen Fischerort Mousehole lebt die Katze Mauzel friedlich mit Fischer Tom. Doch als der "Mächtige Sturmkater" den Hafen bedroht, müssen Mauzel und Tom aufs Meer hinausfahren. Nur Mauzel kann den Zorn des Sturmkaters besänftigen. (Ab 4 Jahren.)
- 1990
The Mousehole Cat
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The dramatic and moving Cornish tale of Mowzer, the cat, and Tom, the old fisherman, who brave the fury of the Great Storm Cat to try and save their village.
- 1987
Admiring the dolls in a dollhouse, Sarah is transformed into the servant doll through the magic spell of a mischievous mouse.
